Latest Blog Posts from Wednesday in the Word, the podcast about what the Bible means and how we know.
I finally tackled the task of cleaning my clothes closet. In case you're also struggling with how to lighten your possessions, here are some of the criteria I used to decide what to keep and what to donate. I tossed clothes that met the following criteria: I bought...
This December you can have a Mary Christmas or a Martha Christmas. In a Martha Christmas you are so frantic doing good things that you miss the best gift of all. In a Mary Christmas you recognize what is truly important and find the best gift of all.
As the oldest woman in the family tree, the success of Christmas settled on my shoulders like a straight jacket. How can any thing that can fits under a Christmas tree transform the life of the recipient from misery to joy?
The more I study the Lord’s Prayer, the more I conclude the prayer asks for one and only one thing: that God would make us completely righteous once and for all.
“When was it written?” Here’s the most likely order in which the books of the bible were written.
This chart summarizes the Kings of Israel and Judah from the crowning of Saul to the captivity of Judah.
Have you ever seen those maps of the stars of the universe? The ones taken from space where there is no man-made light, so you can actually see the billions of stars? First, these photos impress you with the vastness of the universe and the number of stars is beyond...
Three "random" events this week converged into one life lesson. 1) I listened to my pastor's last sermon. We met when I was a college freshman and he was an intern at our church. Now he's retiring after 43 years as its pastor. I don't think I was present for his...
Every genre found in the Bible presents unique challenges for understanding. Here are guidelines for studying epistles.
Maps, outlines and resources to expand your study of the Epistle of 1 Peter
Peter wrote his first letter give his readers perspective on the big picture. The gospel (the big picture) has implications for each of those relationships and that is what this letter is about: how we respond to God and view ourselves in this world; how we respond to other believers who are walking this journey with us and how we respond to those who persecute and hate us.
Headed to college? Wondering how to survive the experience? Here is advice from an expert.