This article will examine Leviticus 9 and its meaning and relevance to us today. Many Christians today groan when they hear the book of Leviticus because it's so unfamiliar and strange to us. It's hard to relate, and let's face it, it's where we usually lose steam in our yearly Bible reading plan....
Listen to the audio version of this article here. Little boys just want to conquer and fight something. Boys are rambunctious and full of energy. They have the uncanny ability to make anything into an imaginary weapon or a gun: a stick, a pot spoon, their sister’s curling iron. My godson, Aaron,...
In our first article, we took a look at how to properly interpret the book of Proverbs to glean wisdom from its pages. In the second article, we examined how to read the book of Job and what this godly man's suffering can teach us today. Wisdom in the Balance Ecclesiastes is the last of the three...
In our first article in this series, we looked at some helpful interpretive tips for understanding and applying the book of Proverbs. In this article, we'll take a look at the books of Job and Ecclesiastes. JOB | Wisdom for Struggling with Suffering If Proverbs sought to give us wisdom for living...
Albert Einstein once said, “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” Everyone wants to be wise. No one wants to be thought of as a fool. Yet former professor of biochemistry at Boston University, Isaac Asimov, lamented that “The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers...
The ΕχεGrεεκsις series of articles are meant for those who want to dig in deeper into the text beyond just a casual reading. It intends to pull back the curtain a little to see a bit of what goes on "behind the scenes" of translating our New Testament to English. I lay out the Greek text in bold,...
(Please Note: The title of this article is intended to be "tongue-in-cheek" rather than anything of a political statement of allegiance to a particular political party) This article is adapted from a sermon manuscript preached on Jan 2, 2022. You can watch the sermon here or read the article...
In recent times, with COVID mandates and restrictions affecting all areas of society, it has gotten a lot of Christians talking about Romans 13 and its application to the relationship between Church and State. I've seen many poor expositions of the passage and even more lamentable applications of...
The ΕχεGrεεκsις series of articles are meant for those who want to dig in deeper into the text beyond just a casual reading. It intends to pull back the curtain a little to see a bit of what goes on "behind the scenes" of translating our New Testament to English. I lay out the Greek text in bold,...
A kid in high school was shocked when his uncle passed away so suddenly in his prime. He was telling a friend ,Jonny, how hard it was that it happened so suddenly. Then Jonny tells him, “oh, my uncle knew exactly what day and what time he was going to die!” Amazed he asked, “wow, that’s...