I recently stumbled over yet another place where Jesus sets up the literalists for failure. It seems he did that a number of times. One time...

I was thinking about the Old Covenant recently. Why were there so MANY laws and limitations? I was reflecting that God had offered an AMA...

“ Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.” [Amos 3:7] I woke up with this on my mind re...

I was talking with God about Exodus 33, one of my favorite conversations in the Old Testament. And if I’m honest, sometimes one of the most ...

The Bible contains lies. It says so.  Let me back up. I’ve just finished the book of Job. That’s a hard read, for me, anyway. The book has s...

I have run into hundreds of Christians who maintain the view that if something happens in their life, it must be God’s will. They completely...

This was an interesting line of thinking. Let me know what you think of it. I was reflecting about prayer. I pray for a lot of things. But I...

I’m really thankful that I don’t live under the Mosaic covenant (the “Old Covenant”). That messed-up covenant was about a priesthood between...

I’m convicted this morning that sometimes we – that sometimes  I  – have used the promises of God as an incantation, his Word as a talisman....

In my reading today, this stood out to me. I suspect that there’s a principle for me here. Maybe for your too. Joshua 7: 11  “Israel has sin...

I've been reflecting on Hebrews 1, which tells us that Jesus is the best representation of God's nature we're ever going to get....

This story has been bugging me: Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are t...

“ But he who prophesies speaks edification, exhortation and comfort to men.” - 1Corinthians 14:3 I’ve been chewing on this one for several m...

“Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” [Hebrews 12] I was ...

 Chewing on these verses from Hebrews 3 today: “So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you...

Ephesians 2 says, "You are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God's people and also members of his househ...

I was part of a church one time, where one of the leaders developed what was seen as an inappropriate relationship with his female secretary...

This morning, I was watching a video that somebody posted online, a Bible teacher I had never heard of. And as I watched and listened, I rea...