Category Archives: Bible

Paul’s approach to the pagans in Athens serves as a good ex-ample for the contemporary Christian to follow as he or she considers other religions. In Acts 17 the following is recorded: The men who escorted Paul brought him to … Continue reading →

Jesus liked to teach by telling stories. One such lesson was about a wealthy man who gave three of his servants money for investing on his behalf while he was away. The first servant he gave five talents; the second … Continue reading →

In John 20:1-18 we see Jesus and Mary Magdalene reunited in a cemetery. Sometimes when all seems lost, when we’ve given up all hope and don’t even know we can hope, when it seems obviously too late–that’s when God can … Continue reading →

Real leaders don’t try to be the boss. One day two of Jesus’ disciples, John and James, who also happened to be brothers, got their mom to ask Jesus for good jobs in his kingdom. “Grant that one of these … Continue reading →

Tamar’s was an arranged marriage, set up by Judah for his oldest son, Er. According to the account in Genesis 38, Er was a wicked man and as a consequence, God killed him. The reader is not given any details … Continue reading →

I recently saw a rather ignorant and twisted summary of Christianity from an atheist cartoon. It ended with this: “Eventually, the all-knowing man in the sky got fed up with the people doing things he knew they were going to … Continue reading →

On Tuesday I happened to get an email requesting “Bible experts” for an ongoing series of articles on the Bible and such, so I responded to the request. Billy Hallowell, Faith Editor/Assistant Editor of The Blaze then contacted me. He … Continue reading →

My favorite book in the Bible is Ecclesiastes. Many people will think that is peculiar. Perhaps my attraction to that particular section of the Bible has something to do with my personality, or perhaps it’s due to the out-of-placeness and … Continue reading →

Moses took care of a bunch of sheep forty years before God let him do anything else. We may not enjoy learning patience, but we really have no choice. The forty years Moses spent tending sheep were not a waste: … Continue reading →

Jesus learned that his friend Lazarus was seriously ill, but he made no attempt to go visit him. In fact, Jesus delayed going to visit his friends, Martha and Mary of Bethany, and their brother Lazarus so that Lazarus could … Continue reading →