Bible Study

Life moves fast, and it’s easy to let the big milestones and obvious blessings fill all our attention. But Scripture asks us to have a heart that pauses, notices, and thanks God for the small moments of grace woven into our everyday lives. Whether it’s the warmth of morning sunlight, a kind word from a […]

We talked about the joy of the Lord last week, and learned that it comes from knowing God, abiding in Jesus Christ, and being filled with the Holy Spirit. We will never come to a complete understanding of God, but when we read His truth and apply it to our own lives, our knowledge grows.

Jesus is our strength- always ready to fortify our weary souls. He wants to give us His strength whenever we need it. How can we learn to access and rely on this amazing attribute of Jesus? How Strong is Jesus? Jesus was most likely physically strong, as we know He was a carpenter and builder.

There is a lot of meaning in our names. I remember poring over baby name books trying to find just the right name for our children. But today I want to look at the greatest of all the names of God; the name God gave himself- the Great I AM.  

What happened in the 400 years between Malachi and Matthew? These 400 years of silence are called the Intertestamental period– the time between the Old Testament and the New Testament. God stopped speaking to the Hebrew people through the prophets and there is no Scripture to guide us through this time in Biblical history. But

What does the Bible teach us about Jesus as judge? He is described as a judge in many places and tells us who has given Him the authority to act as judge on the human race:  “The Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgement to the Son.” (John 5:22) It was a gift and

I have a memory that has always been quite strong, and I thought of it when I recently wrote about our “spiritual eyes” being opened by the Holy Spirit. The nature and understanding of the Holy Spirit was a mystery partially unlocked when I was young.

One of the very last subjects Jesus taught about before His death and resurrection was His second coming. It surprised me to find this correlation in the Parable of the Talents. I equate this Parable with the words “Well done good and faithful servant,” not realizing it connected them to His return. But immediately preceding this

The Parable of Sheep and Goats is the last recorded parable in Matthew’s Gospel. From there, he goes immediately into Passion Week. It seems fitting then that this teaching was on the Judgement of the Nations and the Kingdom of God. As Jesus was preparing to leave, He was also preparing them for His return.

I read the newspaper. Every single day. I’m not naïve enough to believe everything I read, but there is certainly a lot of disturbing news in the world. Sometimes I just want to fold up the paper and move on with my day. Sadly, not much has changed in the world since Micah’s day, but