War and Fighting: A Biblical Examination
How should a Christian think about war without making violence either unthinkable or easy? Scripture commands enemy love and personal peace, yet it also…
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Waiting on the Lord: What Does It Really Mean?
What does it really mean to wait on the LORD when we do not know His timing or even whether He will give the…
The Bride of Christ: Who Is She in the Bible?
Who does Scripture call the Bride of Christ? I want to answer that carefully because the picture tells us who the Church belongs to…
The Magi and Their Journey: What Matthew Actually Says
Matthew’s account of the Magi is familiar, but I find it helpful to separate what the Gospel says from the traditions added around it.…
Zacchaeus and Jesus: What His Story Teaches About Salvation
What really catches my attention in Luke 19 is how quickly Zacchaeus's story changes. The people around him know him as a rich chief…
The Parable of the Sower: What Jesus Teaches About the Heart
The Parable of the Sower searches me because Jesus describes people who hear the same Word and leave with very different outcomes. The seed…
The Parable of the Ten Virgins: What Jesus Warns Us About
Why do five virgins enter the wedding while five who expected the same bridegroom are shut outside? Jesus tells this parable to people who…
The History of the Term Christian
We hear the word Christian so often that it can feel as though it has always been there, but where did the name come…
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…
Being Taken or Translated in the Bible: What It Means
Does the Bible ever describe something like teleportation? A few passages may sound that way at first, but Enoch, Elijah, Ezekiel, Philip, Paul, and…
Take Up Your Cross: What Jesus Means by Denying Yourself
What did Jesus mean when He told us to deny ourselves and take up the cross? I do not think He was calling us…
Satan in the Bible: What Scripture Says About His Power and Limits
Scripture calls us to take Satan seriously, but it never calls us to become fascinated or frightened by him. I want to understand what…