Isaiah 58 – Superficial people. We’ve all endured them. If we’re honest, we’ve probably been one at some point in our lives. Superficial people seem frivolous, self-absorbed, and shallow…
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Philippians 1 – It’s known as Paul’s letter of joy. It speaks personally to the people but also of his own circumstances. Circumstances he has not…
Galatians 2 – The tension was high. I was a missionary attending an English speaking congregation and was actively involved in some ministries. An all church meeting was called…
Exodus 30 – The details were exact. Through all of these descriptions of the tabernacle and all the furnishings God was revealing to His people this was…
Judges 9 – Our personal goals can control our actions. When there is power and position at play, those actions can be reckless. After Gideon destroyed the altar of…
Matthew 15 – We spend a lot of time and money investing in making ourselves look good, feel better about ourselves. From the makeup industry to fashion lines…
2 Timothy 4 – Many times we don’t perceive we have a ministry. We think it is for clergy or people paid for such a job or task…
2 Timothy 2 – Paul sat in chains writing to Timothy whom he loved deeply as a son. From behind bars, he continued to encourage and call…
2 Timothy 1 – This second letter to Timothy was written 2 years after the first about 66 or 67 AD. Paul had been released from prison…
Romans 9 – They missed the boat. The Israelites, those who knew the Scripture, awaited the promise of the coming Messiah had waited for generations…
Romans 6 – Veto: A decision by a person in authority to not allow or approve something. Paul lays out the power of sin and death it brings in…
2 Kings 21 – It’s hard to imagine how an offspring of Hezekiah like Manasseh could be so polar opposite and evil. When Manasseh took to the…
2 Kings 17 – It is a salacious list. Entitled, “Why Israel Fell” it records all that Israel participated in and why God removed His presence. Smack…
1 Kings 21 – Her name is synonymous with the most evil woman in all of Scripture. In fact, her name is mentioned in Revelation as an…
Malachi 4 – I hadn’t really given much time or thought about this last chapter of Malachi. And then it struck me. These were the last words…
Habakkuk 2 – “The righteous shall live by his faith.” – Habakkuk 2:4 God answered Habakkuk and in essence it was, “I’ve heard you. I’m at work…
Psalm 114 – It is a story of release from captivity. Israel were under 400 years of imprisonment to a nation that was not their own. Through forced labor…
Psalm 66 – The Greek Bible calls this “A Psalm of Resurrection.” It is read every Easter before the congregation. The Psalm speaks toward our need to praise our…
Mark 5 – A Roman legion consisted of up to 6000 men. The man brought fear to the town. More than likely they avoided the tomb area for more…
Numbers 23 – Evidently, in Philippi, there were those who rejoiced that Paul was in prison. These were Believers. Yes, you read that right. These felt it gave a…
Luke 4 – “We do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.”– Hebrews…
Ezekiel 34 – They had only looked after their own interests. They neglected serving others, which was their calling. As there were broken people surrounding them, they focused too…
Acts 28 – For 3 months Paul and his companions stayed on the island of Malta after the shipwreck before they were able to complete the journey…
Acts 26 – His innocence stated many times, Paul remains a prisoner. Repeatedly facing unfair charges, Festus doesn’t know what to do with him as the political…
Acts 25 – Paul has been in chains for 2 years. The hatred of the Jewish hierarchy had not cooled. Their plan was simple – request for…
Acts 20 – If you knew you had only 12 hours to live, who would you see? What would you say? What lasting remark would you want…
Acts 19 – There is a growing longing within me for a powerful movement of God among us. It’s something I cannot escape as I desire so…
Acts 14 – Soren Kierkegaard tells a story, almost a parable of sorts about the geese who used to make their home on his childhood Danish farm. …
Acts 4 – What is God asking of you? What is He personally calling you to do? Where is He working and asking you to join? Depending…
Lamentations 5 – We don’t often think in terms of the comprehensive suffering that Judah endured during exile. It was not just that their enemies came and put them…
Lamentations 1 – He’s known as the weeping prophet. For 40 years Jeremiah served God faithfully with little to no success. By the world’s standards, he was a failure…
Leviticus 4 – Have you ever thought about the difference between intentional and unintentional sin? It’s a subject worth considering as, for most of us, we have possibly never…
2 Chronicles 20 – Have you ever gotten through something by the skin of your teeth? What a strange phrase right? Believe it or not, it is first mentioned in the book of Job!…
2 Chronicles 16 – Loyalty. It’s the state of being faithful to ones commitments or obligations. We see a lot of disloyalty these days. It finds itself…