Zealots and Tax Collectors: How Jesus Brought Opposites Together
When I picture Simon the Zealot and Matthew the tax collector sitting at the same table with Jesus, I have to stop and think…
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The Parable of the Hidden Treasure: What It Means
Jesus told this parable in a single verse, yet it reaches into nearly every part of our lives. A man finds treasure in a…
The Great White Throne Judgment: What Revelation 20 Means
What happens at the Great White Throne, and who will stand there? Revelation 20 describes a final judgment that is both sobering and exact.…
The Sabbath: What Does the Bible Teach Christians Today?
Christians can easily talk past each other when the Sabbath comes up because we may not be asking the same question. Are we talking…
The Garden of Gethsemane: Jesus’ Sorrow and Willing Obedience
Gethsemane is one of those passages where I want to slow down, because Jesus' sorrow is real and so is His willing obedience. What…
The Healing at Bethesda: What John 5 Really Reveals
Why did Jesus ask a sick man whether he wanted to be made well, then tell him to carry his mat on the Sabbath?…
Casting Out Demons: What Does the Bible Teach?
What does the Bible actually teach about casting out demons, and how should Christians respond if a possible case arises today? The Gospels show…
Jesus After the Resurrection: The Forty Days and Ascension
What did Jesus do after He rose from the dead, and why did He remain with His disciples before ascending? The New Testament records…
Judge Not Lest You Be Judged: What Jesus Meant
What did Jesus mean when He said, Judge not, that you be not judged? Those words do not erase every moral judgment, but I…
The Stranger, Widow, and Fatherless: God’s Care
Why does Scripture return so often to the stranger, the widow, the fatherless, and the poor? Each group could be left with little protection,…
Why Did Jesus Ride a Colt Into Jerusalem?
Why did Jesus choose a donkey’s colt for His public entry into Jerusalem? The animal was not a decorative detail, and the moment was…
Amen in the Bible: What Does It Really Mean?
We say Amen so often that it can become little more than the sound that ends a prayer. But what are we actually saying…