'The Prodigal Son' is a misnomer. The parable is about their father. How the father lovingly forgives BOTH sons for their rebellion. One asks forgiveness but does the other? And…
Jesus' prayer the might before He dies is based on the fact that the resurrection will happen. If the resurrection doesn't happen, the things Jesus prayed for won't happen. We…
Peter describes believers as aliens and strangers in 1 Pet. 2:11-12. What does he mean by that? From God's perspective, as citizens of heaven, we no longer 'belong' here yet…
Solomon pursues the meaning of life in Ecclesiastes. When he looks at life "under the sun" he doesn't see purpose but when he looks at life from god's perspective he…
Unleavened Bread was a week long observance of remembering how God freed you from a life of slavery and the inundating influences of a society that didn't know the true…
When we read all 4 gospels we see an amazingly calm scene on resurrection morning. Not chaotic. Clothes are folded. Stone is rolled away. Angel sits and waits. God was…
John explains to his readers that one believes in Jesus should show others the kind of love Jesus and God have shown them. Sacrificial, selfless, others-first kind of love with…
In these few verses, a mother reminds her son (Lemuel), a Gentile king around the time of Solomon, to conduct himself wisely and speak up for the needs of the…
Paul commands disciples of Jesus to think above things not below; to live the changed life not the way we used to walk before salvation. Four times in vv.15-17 Paul…
