Posts in category Knowing the Word

“Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with …

The entirety of the Pastoral Epistles is really an extended discussion of the qualifications of elders and their duties toward God’s people. Limiting our understanding …

You do not need to be told to read your Bible anymore than you need to be told to exercise, get your sleep, eat more …

Spiritual growth is possible because of the ministry of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit actively works in our lives to make us more like Christ. …

“You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.” (Galatians 5:4). Falling from grace sounds …

When reading through the first five books of the Old Testament, many of us find a significant portion of those chapters very hard to profit …

Ice storms are unusual in my sliver of the United States. So the arrival of a “historic ice storm” this past month caused quite a …

“How does the gospel apply to your struggle?” This is one of my favorite questions to ask in discipling conversations. More often than not, however, …

Authors have no way of knowing which articles will prove most helpful or resonate with readers. Sometimes an article that we are just sure will …

Earlier this year, I spoke at a Christian educators conference in Thailand and posed the following question to the folks in attendance: “Is the Bible …