This is a continuation of my ExeGreeksis series working through the translation and Greek exegesis of selected texts from Matthew's Gospel. The reader may want to go back and read the previous articles in this series as they do build on each other. The purpose of these articles is to help...
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. However, the book of Leviticus is full of amazing truth if we would only do the...
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) It feels like we’ve lost ground and Christians face many trials in our present culture. It's no wonder so many Christians feel...
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...
Listen to an audio version of this article here: We’ve covered a lot in this series of articles and I pray that it has been informative and helpful for you. We looked at what Jesus meant by “this generation” and showed that there is no other valid way to interpret it than referring to the...