Posts in category Knowing the Word

Unsurprisingly, politics has brought abortion back into the public discourse, because in her last debate, the person who will in all likelihood become the next president …

It’s a long commute across a hot dessert. The man biding his time as he travels is also searching. He wants to know the deepest …

I have a confession to make. Sometimes I use commentaries during my personal devotions. That probably marks me as a theolo-geek. As would trying to …

My friend nudged me. “Hey! Check this out!” He could hardly contain his laughter until I viewed the meme. It pictured several hundred ISIS members …

I was just reading Joshua 2 this morning and it set me to thinking about women who have, for whatever reason, made really poor life …

If you look up the yearly synagogue reading schedule, you will discover that Isaiah 53 is never read. Ever. Not in the weekly Sabbath readings. Not on any special holy day. Now you might think, “Well, there are probably a good many other passages that are omitted as well.” And you’re right; there are many other passages that are omitted. But this omission is a particularly curious one.

Because Jesus died our sin, we are free to confess, and God is free to forgive.

Let’s say you run into a coworker at a restaurant. “Hey, I won’t be in for a couple of days, but I’ll see you the first day of …

Too often, we view the gospel like training wheels–needed only to get us started as Christians. But this perspective has serious consequences.

Any church, big or small, can benefit from AIG’s variety of well-produced VBS materials. If you plan to use International Spy Academy in the coming weeks, I’m happy to offer my personal adaptations. I’m by no means putting them forward as a better method. It’s simply the way I prefer to teach.