The Angel Gabriel: What the Bible Actually Says
What does the Bible actually tell us about Gabriel? His name is familiar, but wings, trumpets, and the title “archangel” often come from art…
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Tubal-Cain in the Bible: A Gift That Could Be Misused
Tubal-Cain gets only one verse in Genesis, yet that verse tells us a great deal about the world before the Flood. When I slow…
The Hidden Wisdom of God: What Paul Meant
Paul’s words about God’s hidden wisdom raise a question I want to understand carefully. How could the rulers who opposed Jesus know enough to…
How to Witness to a Mormon With Truth and Grace
How do you talk with a Latter-day Saint when familiar words like God, Jesus, grace, and salvation may carry very different meanings? I want…
Adam and Eve: Why Their Story Still Matters
Who were Adam and Eve, and why does their story still control so much of what Scripture teaches about us? Genesis presents them as…
Which Bible Translation Can I Trust?
With so many English Bibles available, which translation can we trust for daily reading, serious study, and teaching? To answer that, we need to…
Who Wrote Hebrews? The Case for Paul as Its Author
Hebrews does not name its human author in the opening, yet I believe Paul wrote it. That conclusion needs more than a familiar phrase…
America’s Christian Heritage: A Biblical Examination
How should Christians speak about America’s Christian heritage without turning patriotism into worship? I believe we can tell the truth about the nation’s biblical…
What Is the Trinity? One God in Three Persons
Why do Christians use the word Trinity when it isn't found in the Bible? The word gives us a concise way to confess what…
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…
Majority Text and Textus Receptus: Can We Trust the New Testament?
When a Bible footnote says that some manuscripts read differently, I do not think we need to panic or pretend the note is not…
The Johannine Comma: What 1 John 5:7 Says
What exactly is the Johannine Comma, and why does it appear in 1 John 5 in the KJV and NKJV but not in most…