What Jesus and the apostolic authors often repeated bears repeating. But if I don’t recognize the reasons they did, then I might miss their point. The apostle Peter wrote to those who were chosen, according to the foreknowledge… Read More

It’s no coincidence that the Bible was recorded in Koine Greek. It was the trade language of the civilized world at that time, just like English is today. The Greek is also unique in its ability to convey… Read More

A lot of people followed Jesus around because He fed them. There’s nothing wrong with that, especially if you’re hungry. But He was trying to tell them that they needed to start chewing on something else too: “Jesus…said,… Read More

Sexual distinction has become irrelevant in a world gone mad. But if men and women don’t realize the extent of God’s intentions for creating that difference, then it’s impossible for them to live in obedience to Him. That’s… Read More

We hear the 23rd Psalm a lot at funerals. It’s always read with the best of intentions. But how relevant is it to being dead? Because every line seems to embolden my confidence about living rather than dying…. Read More

What’s not to love about the law? Every legitimate law we subject ourselves to today has its basis in the laws the Lord God gave to men for their own benefit and protection. Societal order and justice cannot… Read More

Sometimes Jesus uses dirt to define us. His parable about the sower who planted seeds under different growing conditions confirmed that His disciples shall be rewarded on the basis of productivity. But apparently, not everybody in the large… Read More

The apostle Paul wasn’t a church planter. He didn’t travel all over Palestine and Asia with a goal of expanding membership or to help generate building funds for the congregations of Jesus Christ’s assemblies. Nor did he develop… Read More