In 1 Samuel 2, Hannah offers a heartfelt prayer of praise while rejoicing in God's salvation, justice, and power over…
In Ruth 1, Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and their two sons, Mahlon and Chilion, leave Israel because of a famine…
In Judges 17, Micah, a man from the hill country of Ephraim, returns 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother…
Ezekiel 21 - Ezekiel was a unique and inspired writer that often used abstract visuals to drive home deep spiritual…
Acts 16 - I want to focus on a somewhat bizarre section of this chapter – the end. It struck…
Acts 12 - King Herod never saw it coming. The grandson of the infamous Herod the Great was part of…
Lamentations 5 - We don't often think in terms of the comprehensive suffering that Judah endured during exile. It was…
Lamentations 3 - The first 20 verses of Lamentations 3 recall the conditions that God has allowed to take place…
Lamentations 1 - The mere existence of the book of Lamentations shows us that God takes seriously our need as…
Revelation 21 - There is a lot of crossover between what Isaiah writes in chapter 65 and the 21st chapter…
Revelation 5 - The Scroll In ancient times, the Romans would seal their wills seven times. Each wax seal usually…
Jeremiah 26 - Jeremiah is threatened with death. My first takeaway from reading this was just how similar it is…
Jeremiah 16 - The loneliness of Jeremiah sets in as once again he looks around and sees what others have…
Isaiah 64 - What does it really look like to come before God in humility and express your deepest grief…
Isaiah 63 - At the beginning of Isaiah 63, we find a familiar theme in Scripture. There is someone with…
Isaiah 22 - How do you handle the immense spiritual burdens of others? Isaiah wept over Israel. You can feel…
Job 37 - We experience and come to know God through Scripture. Another place we come to know Him is…
Job 6 - Here are some points we can draw from Job's response in chapter 6: Job is under tremendous…
Ezra 10 - A powerful victory is found here in Chapter 10 with humility and repentance. In fact, the whole…
Ezra 3 - Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' households, the old men who had…
Proverbs 2 - In Proverbs 1, we learned that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Here…
2 Peter 1 - Peter was a bond-servant and apostle. This is a unique combination, being subject to all others…
1 Peter 1 - It is beneficial to explore the interesting background on the book of Peter. First, many scholars…
2 Samuel 22 - My rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. These were the words David penned about God after…
2 Samuel 19 - It's an awkward moment when the rebels realize their rebellion has failed and the king they…
2 Samuel 13 - What a mess here in 2 Samuel 13! It's hard to know where to begin. Amnon…
2 Samuel 12 - Sin often causes innocent people to perish. This is because sin cannot be overlooked. Though David…
2 Samuel 4 - In 2 Samuel 4, we see the collision of two different kingdoms. Humanity's kingdom operates within…
2 Samuel 3 - In 2 Samuel 3, we find two men making a deal in order to see their…
1 Samuel 16 - Samuel loved Saul. He wanted so badly to see him live a fruitful life. But there…
1 Samuel 15 - Do what you want, and ask for forgiveness later. If God is full of love, and…
Romans 16 - This is a phenomenal chapter that champions the role of women in the church. Romans 16 begins…
Romans 9 - Paul now shifts his focus to the Israelites specifically. His heart is so heavy for his brothers…
2 Kings 20 - Through all of Hezekiah's successes, we finally come to a weakness. It is a strange chapter…
2 Kings 5 - Remember when King Ahab was shot by a "random arrow" in 1 Kings 22? Now a…
1 Kings 21 - When Elijah finished speaking, Ahab tore his clothes, took them off, and put on sackcloth. He…
1 Kings 14 - King Jeroboam decided it was time to seek the Lord, but only after his son was…
Genesis 27 - What a story! As a Chicago fan, this is kind of like watching the Green Bay Packers…
Genesis 19 - I find it interesting that there were two angels sent to Lot's house to save four people.…
John 20 - The empty tomb (Matt 28; Mark 16; Luke 24) is the most contested event by skeptics of…
John 19 - One of the unique aspects of John's Gospel is the theme of Jesus as the Lamb of…
John 7 - Have you experienced frustration or grief because a close friend or family member has rejected the Gospel?…
Esther 4 - "...if I perish, I perish" Don't miss these words. Don't gloss over them. I know maybe you…
Nehemiah 8 - Why is it important to read and hear the Word of God? The one who reads this…
Nehemiah 6 - Nehemiah is determined to fulfill the Lord's work and rebuild the walls despite facing every obstacle imaginable…
Zechariah 10 - What happens when we don't receive an answer from God as soon as we like? We turn…
Micah 1 - Dates Approximate Micah was a prophet during a very critical time for both Israel and Judah. He…
Amos 8 - What can be more susceptible to rot and disease than ripened fruit? There is a short window…
Amos 5 - The oppression of the poor. Check. The establishment of structures built on immoral actions. Check. The acceptance…
Hosea 11 - As a father, I can understand these same feelings. I can't imagine the grief of watching my…
Daniel 1 - There is some speculation (as there is with many books of the Bible) as to who actually…
Psalm 137 - How do we worship in a foreign land? Being completely cut off from their native land, and…
Psalm 126 - Dr. J. Vernon McGee writes... "The Psalms are full of Christ. There is a more complete picture…
Psalm 62 - Back in high school, I used to play percussion in concert band. One of my favorite instruments…
Psalm 57 - My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. Psalms…
Psalm 54 - Though the opening verses do not indicate the specifics of the trouble at hand, the plea is…
Psalm 39 - Let's track this psalm from the beginning. The psalmist opens with tremendous grief. There seems to be…
Psalm 38 - Once again, the psalmist is upset with his enemies and those who do evil. However, picking up…
Psalm 37 - It is sometimes difficult to understand why the evil continues to prosper. We struggle to reconcile how…
Psalm 31 - How do we move from anguish and sorrow to trust and assurance? People have smeared your name.…
Ecclesiastes 1 - The Bible quite often emphasizes its main point by using a common Hebrew superlative. We see this…