God’s commands are designed to help us live healthy and fruitful lives. He is actually not a Cosmic Killjoy. He’s trying to guide us safely through behavioral minefields. ◊ The big bold assumption here is that the Bible is true and… Read More ›
Old Testament
Got Biblical Historical Context?
Context is everything. Do you really know when things happened? Have you thought through the implications of documented Bible history? ♦ Like many people I used to get the years and periods of history mixed up. When was the US Civil… Read More ›
Here Comes the Flood
We should all be wary of cultural or secular attempts at Biblical storytelling. However, if Hollywood makes us look deeper into facts, then this is a good thing. ♦ There’s an upcoming Hollywood movie hitting the big screen in March 2014. The… Read More ›
Tithing and God’s Grace
This matter can be a turnoff, guilt trip, or legalistic compulsion. Consider the pressures and mixed messages on this highly personal and controversial topic. ♦ The topic of tithing makes many people uncomfortable. From the pulpit to the pew it’s a subject… Read More ›
Merry Christmas – Believe It or Not
Whether people honor the birth of the world’s savior or celebrate a secular culture’s happy holiday season, it’s Christmas nonetheless and a time of reckoning. ♦ In a casual conversation she initiated about religions, I once asked a young Jewish coworker what she… Read More ›
Christian Holiday Drift
The birth of Jesus was fraught with uncertainty, danger, fear and hardship. It worked out well in the end. What about our own lives? ♦ When you think about it, most people associated with the very first Christmas had very… Read More ›
A Unified Old and New Testament?
How often we are asked or consider our own doubts about the unity of the Bible? Isn’t the tone and coherence of the Old Testament so very different from the New Testament? ♦ Have you ever doubted the unity of… Read More ›
Job – the Book No One Finishes
The Book of Job teaches the solution to life’s pain and disappointments is not found in answering the question, Why? It is in trusting God and His sovereignty in the midst of our whys. ♦ Job was a man of… Read More ›
Hearts, Fathers and Children
That God would usher in the advent of Christ and the final dénouement of the Jewish era with a word about the relationship of fathers and children is a profound testimony to its importance. ♦ Malachi is a Biblical minor prophet… Read More ›
Biblical Viewpoint 