What Does Holy Mean in the Bible?
What does the Bible mean when it calls God holy? The word can sound so familiar that we move past it without asking what…
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Divorce and Reconciliation: What the Bible Says
Divorce questions are almost never theoretical. The person asking may be grieving betrayal or living with fear; someone else may be wondering what a…
Head Coverings: What Does 1 Corinthians 11 Mean?
Does 1 Corinthians 11 require every Christian woman today to wear a head covering? The question can quickly become an argument about a piece…
Abimelech in Judges: A Ruler Who Was Not a Deliverer
What should we make of Abimelech, a man who ruled over Israel but never delivered Israel from anyone? His story sits in the book…
Alexander the Great in Bible Prophecy
Alexander the Great is never named directly in Daniel, so why do Bible students connect him with Daniel’s prophecies? To answer that, I want…
Paul’s Letters to the Corinthians: What They Teach
Corinth was not an easy church to pastor because division and open sin had spread through the congregation. Its worship was disordered, and some…
The Holy Spirit as Our Helper: What It Means
What does it mean to call the Holy Spirit our Helper? His help is personal and powerful, but it never competes with Jesus or…
Generational Curses: What Does the Bible Teach?
Can someone be cursed because of sins committed by parents, grandparents, or earlier ancestors? Scripture is honest about the damage family sin can cause,…
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 Tree of Life in the Bible: From Eden to New Jerusalem
The Tree of Life shows up near the beginning of the Bible and then returns at the very end. I have often wondered how…
YHWH: The Name of God and What It Reveals
God did not leave us to guess who He is. When I read the passages about His Name, I see Him telling us who…
Ambassadors for Christ: What Does 2 Corinthians 5 Mean?
What does Paul mean when he calls himself and his coworkers ambassadors for Christ? The image can be stretched until it seems to give…