The Book of Acts: What It Teaches About the Early Church
Acts continues Luke's account of Jesus by showing the risen Lord directing His church from heaven. The people He sent encountered threats they could…
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The Book of Hosea: Judgment, Mercy, and Restored Love
Hosea describes a people who kept their religious practices while betraying the God they claimed to worship. The Lord exposed their idolatry, dishonesty, sexual…
The Book of Habakkuk Explained: Faith When Life Is Hard
What do we do when injustice goes unanswered, and God's response is harder to understand than the trouble we brought to Him? Habakkuk asked…
Paul’s Letters to the Corinthians: What They Teach
The Corinthians argued over teachers, tolerated open sexual sin, and brought their divisions into worship. Some questioned Paul's authority, and some denied the resurrection…
Why Are There Four Gospels? Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John describe the same Jesus, but they do not tell us everything in the same words or include every event…
The Book of Ecclesiastes: What Does Vanity Mean?
Ecclesiastes calls life vanity while also telling us to enjoy God’s gifts and do our work faithfully. Those teachings belong together. Solomon exposes how…
Who Wrote Hebrews? The Case for Paul as Its Author
I believe Paul wrote Hebrews, though the book does not name its author. That conclusion needs an explanation, especially when some passages seem to…
The Book of Joel: Repentance, the Spirit, and the Day of the Lord
Joel begins with fields stripped bare and animals crying out for water. With the harvest gone, the people could no longer bring their offerings…
King David: His Life, Failures, Faith, and God’s Promise
David trusted God when he faced Goliath, yet later used his authority as king to take Uriah's wife and arrange Uriah's death. I can't…
The Pentateuch: Why These Five Books Matter
Many readers know individual events from the first five books of the Bible but have trouble following them as one account. The laws can…
The Book of Obadiah: Edom, Pride, and the Day of the Lord
Obadiah confronts a nation that watched its brother's disaster with satisfaction and then joined in the harm. Edom trusted its strongholds, wealth, and allies,…
The Book of Ezekiel Explained: Visions, Judgment, and Hope
Ezekiel begins with God's glory appearing to an exiled priest in Babylon. Later, that glory leaves a defiled temple in Jerusalem, and near the…