Category Archives: Bible

John the Baptist beheaded. Sometimes the good news will never come. John the Baptist was a faithful prophet of God. His life had been a hard one, born to an old man and old woman, who, according to tradition died … Continue reading →

According to the third and fourth chapters of Exodus, Moses was a very reluctant hero. The impetuous man who wanted justice for the Israelites, who was quick to murder an oppressor, no longer existed forty years later when God appeared … Continue reading →

Jesus once told a story about a rich man and a man named Lazarus. It was in the context of his confrontation with the religious leaders of his day. Jesus explained that no one can serve two masters–meaning that one … Continue reading →

A man’s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD. (Proverbs 19:3) Sometimes, we do exactly what God wants and things still go badly—as Moses discovered in Exodus 5 when his first attempts to rescue the … Continue reading →

Back in the 1950s there was a television show called “Father Knows Best.” The father in the television show was not perfect, but while human father’s don’t always know best, our heavenly Father does. Paul explains in 2 Corinthians 12:6-10 … Continue reading →

Wisdom counts on the power of love. One day two prostitutes appeared in Solomon’s court, together with a single baby. Each woman claimed to be the baby’s mother, spinning a sad story that they had both given birth to a … Continue reading →

In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus proclaimed that people should not worry about such things as food or clothes. He pointed out that birds neither plant crops nor harvest them, yet God provides them with food. God makes flowers … Continue reading →

Elisha left everything just to become a servant. Following his victory over the prophets of Baal in the god contest—and after his subsequent meltdown—Elijah got God’s approval for retirement, though he first had to find and train his replacement. His … Continue reading →

Thanks to St. Augustine and then the later Puritans and many modern incarnations of the same attitude, many Christians get the impression that there is something inherently wrong with sex. Sermons are preached that “it’s not the pear in the … Continue reading →

In order to illustrate God’s troubled relationship with his people, he had his prophet Hosea marry a woman that would give Hosea nothing but trouble. He told her to marry a prostitute named Gomer and though Hosea seems to have … Continue reading →