Category Archives: Bible Books
Do You Know What You Believe?
That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced the he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day. 2 … Continue reading
Get in a Study Group
20But you need to realize that no one alone can understand any of the prophecies in the Scriptures. 21The prophets did not think these things up on their own, but they were guided by the Spirit of God. — 2 … Continue reading
Forgiveness and Consequences
8YHWH our God, you answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, But one who punished their misdeeds. — Psalm 99:8 One of the tough things about learning to forgive is the feeling that we’re letting someone off the … Continue reading
Hurry Up and Wait!
And YHWH said to Moses, “Go up into the mountain and wait [lit. be there] . . . — Exodus 24:12 When I was in the Air Force we frequently heard the saying “Hurry up and wait.†You see, the … Continue reading
Works in Progress as Witnesses
 I found no rest in my spirit because I did not find Titus my brother, but I said good bye to them and went to Macedonia. — 2 Corinthians 2:13 Don’t worry about anything, but with every prayer and … Continue reading
Trust in the Lord
Trust in the LORD with all y our heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) For most Christians, this could arguably be one … Continue reading
We Have This Hope
9We are confident concerning you, loved ones, that you have the greater salvation. That’s why we speak in this way. 10For God is not so unjust that he would forget your works and the love that you have shown for … Continue reading
Where I Stand with my Pastor
Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’†Matthew 26:31 (NIV) Jesus is quoting … Continue reading
Pastoral Priorities
15And Moses went up onto the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. 16And the glory of YHWH settled over Mount Sinai and the cloud covered it for six days, and on the seventh day God called from within the … Continue reading
An Open Ear
6It’s not sacrifices and offerings that you want. You’ve given me an open ear. It’s not burnt offerings and sin offerings you asked for. — Psalm 40:6 There’s a structure in this verse that is often used to point to … Continue reading