Work has been a part of human existence since the beginning (Gen. 1:27-28; 2:15). That is important for the disciple of Jesus to remember. God has blessed us with this…
Temptation to sin is something that we all must face in our lives. It is something we cannot afford to take lightly. If we give into temptation and sin, there…
Last time in our study of the Psalms we reflected on the question” Can you and I depend on God’s steadfast love and faithfulness?” The first half of this Psalm…
Disciples of Jesus are meant to be lights in the midst of a dark and sin-sick world (Matt. 5:14; Eph. 5:8). Here in the letter to the Philippians’ the apostle…
Can you and I depend on God’s steadfast love and faithfulness? Here in the last psalm of Book III the psalmist will wrestle with that question. Psalm 89 moves from…
What is your life? That is a really good question. Here in our text James is speaking about the human tendency to be presumptuous about the way we view time…
In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he writes about the power of the gospel (Rom. 1:16). And here in our text, he also talks about the importance of the gospel…
On October 7, 2023, Hamas attacked Israel and now, some nine months later, there is no sign that that conflict is going to end any time soon. Naturally there are…
In our last study in Luke, we witnessed the horror and shame of Jesus’ death on the cross. The disciples are scattered and discouraged. But something happened that changed everything,…
Dostoyevsky said, “Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.” Self-deception is dangerous and lies at the heart of our rebellion against God (1 John 1:8; Titus…