When you read the New Testament in English, the word, "word" can feel plain and everyday. But in a few key places, the writers are using a loaded term with deep roots, and it opens up who Jesus is and how God makes Himself known. Logos appears prominently in John...
Genesis introduces evil in a way that is both simple and unsettling: it shows up talking. The first mention of Satan in Scripture appears in Genesis 3:1 where he is introduced as the serpent who deceived Eve. Genesis does not use the personal name Satan there, but...
John gives us a real-life look at how Jesus deals with people who are tangled up in sin, shame, and confusion, and how He brings them into the light without crushing them. The encounter at the well, recorded in John 4:1-42, is not just about a conversation. It is...
Codex Sinaiticus, often hailed as one of the oldest complete manuscripts of the Bible, has been the subject of intense scrutiny and debate since its discovery in the 19th century. While many scholars regard it as a pivotal find in biblical textual criticism, there...
The Book of Enoch gets talked about a lot because it tries to fill in details the Bible keeps brief, especially about angels, the Nephilim, and coming judgment. If we want a steady, biblical view, we start with what God actually gave us in Scripture and then we put...
The four Gospels are not four different gospels. They are four faithful witnesses to the one Lord Jesus Christ, telling the same real events from four complementary angles. When you read them together, you start to see why one writer will slow down and give a long...
The Tree of Life runs like a thread from the first pages of the Bible to the last. It shows what God meant for people in the beginning, what sin damaged, and what God will restore in the end. The first time we meet it is in Eden, described in Genesis 2:9, and the...
Luke 15 is not a random collection of nice thoughts about forgiveness. Jesus is answering a complaint, and that complaint tells you what to listen for as you read the parable of the Prodigal Son. Luke puts the issue right on the table in Luke 15:1-2: outsiders are...
God’s providence and provision show up all across the Bible, but we have to talk about them the way Scripture talks. God really does hold His world together and He really does care for His people, yet He also tells us plainly to expect trouble in this life....
The Bible uses the word law in a few different ways. If we do not sort that out, we will slide into one of two ditches: either we try to earn salvation, or we shrug off God’s commands like they do not matter. Psalm 19:7 is a good doorway into the subject because it...
