The Characteristics of God: Who Is God in the Bible?
What is God really like, and how can we know? We cannot answer by choosing the qualities that make us comfortable or by imagining…
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Lily of the Valley: Is It a Name for Jesus?
“Lily of the Valley” is a beloved name for Jesus in hymns and Christian devotion, but does the Bible actually give Him that title?…
The Number 3 in the Bible: Does It Have a Meaning?
Why does Scripture use the number three so often, and are all those uses meant to carry the same message? Some are simple counts,…
Righteous Anger: What Does the Bible Teach?
Is anger always sinful, or can it sometimes be a faithful response to evil? Scripture tells us to be angry without sinning, yet it…
The Roman Centurion: Why Jesus Marveled at His Faith
Why did a Roman officer understand Jesus more clearly than many people who had grown up hearing Israel’s Scriptures? Others praised the centurion’s character…
The God of Israel: The One True God
The Bible often calls the LORD the God of Israel. Does that title make Him one nation’s God, or does it tell us how…
The Stranger, Widow, and Fatherless: God’s Care
Why does Scripture return so often to the stranger, the widow, the fatherless, and the poor? Each group could be left with little protection,…
The Holiness of God: What It Means for Us
God's holiness is easy to shrink into one idea, as if it only meant that He stays far from sin or expects people to…
Bethel in the Bible: Jacob’s Meeting With God
What happened at Bethel that made the place so important in Scripture? God met Jacob there when he was afraid and alone, but generations…
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…
Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4: Humiliation and Restoration
Daniel 4 lets us hear Nebuchadnezzar tell the story of his own humiliation. I find that unusual and deeply sobering: the king who once…
The Unknown God: Paul’s Sermon in Athens Explained
Paul walked into Athens and saw a city full of idols. What did he say to people who were proud of their religion and…