In Ruth 1, Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and their two sons, Mahlon and Chilion, leave Israel because of a famine…
Acts 5 - The early church faced persecution from both the Pharisees and the Sadducees. After hearing the testimony of…
Acts 2 - At the end of Acts 2, we read the three essentials that contributed to a fruitful body.…
Leviticus 24 - When I read the "eye for an eye" passage, I immediately think of the Sermon on the…
Leviticus 19 - We read some strange laws in this chapter that are not easily understood by our culture. Skeptics…
Leviticus 7 - If any of it is eaten on the third day, God will not accept your offering. The…
Leviticus 3 - In Leviticus 1, we explored the burnt offering. In Leviticus 2, it was the grain offering. Now,…
Leviticus 1 - The book of Leviticus picks up right where Exodus left off. The opening verse begins with "Then…
Revelation 22 - Tree of Life The final chapter of the Bible bookends the story that God started in the…
Revelation 14 - First question I asked myself... who is Babylon? John, again, is writing symbolically here. Literal Babylon was…
Revelation 13 - The First Beast At the end of Revelation 12, we read of Satan's rage. He sets out…
2 Chronicles 28 - Wow. What a chapter. Where do we begin? There are times in Scripture where we read…
Philippians 2 - Paul's opening in Philippians 2 follows a delicate and precise structure. He opens with "Therefore" and unfortunately…
Philippians 1 - He who began a good work... Paul qualifies the promise of God completing a good work with…
Exodus 20 - The 10 Commandments illustrate the vertical and horizontal obedience that God desired for humanity. Jesus came to…
1 John 5 - At the time of this writing, John was battling the incredible deception that had come against…
1 John 2 - and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also…
1 John 1 - In this first chapter, John does not identify himself as the author, nor does the writing…
Matthew 16 - The Pharisees and Sadducees (who demanded signs in this chapter) were two of the five major political…
2 Timothy 3 - We have already seen it mentioned times over the last several chapters, but Paul once again…
Romans 14 - Years ago, I hosted a Bible study with some college guys who were looking to grow in…
2 Kings 21 - This chapter is filled to the brim with the evil of Manasseh. He would be remembered…
2 Kings 10 - When this chapter begins you get a sense that Jehu is going to be a ferocious…
Hebrews 5 - First, let's just point out that this chapter is deep! Here in Hebrews 5, we see two…
Micah 6 - Micah uses a sarcastic exaggeration to illustrate the hardness of the people's hearts. What shall I bring…
Hosea 3 - What impacts me the most about this short chapter in Hosea 3 is the fact that God…
Psalm 101 - "I will pay attention to the way of integrity. When will You come to me? I will…
Psalm 57 - My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. Psalms…
Psalm 43 - What hurts more than the abandonment and rejection of our peers? It's the feeling we have been…
Psalm 17 - We face critical situations all the time. These trials batter our hearts and our minds. They trample…
Deuteronomy 1 - What should have taken 11 days took 40 years. If you have read the book of Numbers,…
Numbers 19 - It's a tricky task to explain the uncleanliness laws in our modern context. On one hand, being…
Ezekiel 46 - First, this is a tough chapter to reconcile with our modernized Christian worldview. Second, there are many…
Ezekiel 37 - The phrase, "I will be their God and they will be my people" is a familiar phrase.…