There are many things in life that gives us pleasure. We may delight in our our job, or a relationship or our children. Or maybe the newest car or gadget. In Psalm 37:4, we read "Delight in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart." There…
If you are a new Christian, which book of the Bible should you read first? Do you start reading the whole thing from cover to cover starting with Genesis and working your way to Revelation? Or perhaps you've even been a Christian for years. You tried reading the Bible before…
Every year on October 31st, children all over the world come knocking on strangers' doors as they celebrate Halloween, shouting the familiar catchphrase, "trick or treat?" You'll see kids dressed up in a variety of scary costumes hoping that the house owners will open up their doors and offer…
Spending time alone with God is an essential part of the Christian life. Time when we can rest in his presence, read his word and speak to him in prayer. However, many of us are consumed by our busy lifestyles and responsibilities. As a result, we can easily push this…
So it's your turn to lead a Bible study. You've researched all of the key passages, read all the relevant Bible commentaries and looked over the questions in the study guide several times over. But then you throw out your first question: "Who is Paul writing to here?" Everyone…
Whenever you’re reading the Bible it’s essential to know the kind of genre or type of literature that you are reading. This is particularly important if you’re trying to interpret scripture. Knowing what kind of literature you are reading helps you to understand and make sense of the text you are…
**This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure page for more information.** In the New Testament, there are numerous instances of the phrase "one another" You've probably heard some a few times, such as when Jesus tells his disciples to "love one another" in John 13:34. The phrase derives from…
Do you ever find that you're comparing yourself to certain characters in the Bible and wondering how you could be more like them? Well, many of them didn't have it all together and spent much of their time comparing themselves to each other. I wanted to look at these…
Do you ever feel like you don’t belong? Perhaps, for whatever reason, you feel like an outcast from society and you're on the outside looking in. Maybe you're not part of the popular in-crowd and it feels like everyone else is included except for you. I know what that's like.…
**This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure page for more information.** Whenever we go into a room, if we were to say "let there be light", unless we're talking to artificial intelligences like Alexa or Siri who respond to your voice and control various functions, nothing is bound to happen. It's…