The Book of Habakkuk Explained: Faith When Life Is Hard
What do we do when injustice seems to go unanswered and God's response is harder to understand than the problem we brought to Him?…
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Behemoth in the Bible: What Was It?
What was Behemoth, and why did God describe it to Job? The creature is fascinating, but I do not want the question of its…
The Sanctity of Life: What Does the Bible Teach?
Why does Scripture teach that human life is sacred, including life in the womb? The answer begins with God rather than with how useful…
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.…
Is the Husband the Priest of the Home?
What does Scripture actually ask of a husband and father when he leads his home? People often call him the “priest of the home,”…
The Book of Galatians: Christ Alone and Christian Freedom
Why does Paul speak so sharply to churches that already believed in Jesus? They were being taught to add circumcision and the Mosaic Law…
What Is the Firmament in the Bible? A Study of Genesis 1
The firmament is one of those Bible words that can raise more questions than we first expect, so I want to begin where Genesis…
Methuselah: Did His Name Predict the Flood?
Methuselah lived 969 years, but that famous number is only part of the question. Did his name really predict the flood, and can we…
Benaiah in the Bible: The Mighty Man Who Served David and Solomon
Benaiah is usually remembered as the man who went into a snowy pit and killed a lion. That scene deserves attention, but his life…
What Did Moses Mean by ‘Uncircumcised Lips’?
Why would Moses call his own lips “uncircumcised”? The phrase sounds strange, especially because Exodus has already told us about a dangerous circumcision crisis…
What Is Repentance? A Biblical Answer
Repentance is a word people often use without slowing down to ask what Scripture means by it. I have seen it reduced either to…
The Ark of the Covenant: Its Meaning and Purpose in Scripture
The ark of the covenant has attracted all kinds of theories, especially about where it may be today. I want to leave those theories…