We don't need to depend on ourselves alone, and we don't need to guilt ourselves when our limitations make themselves manifest. The Spirit will work beyond them. [Click title to read more.]
Category: Bible study
Meditations on Jeremiah
Jeremiah is an uncomfortable book that offers comfort nevertheless. [Click title to read more.]
The Abrupt Beauty Of The Psalms
Sometimes the refrain of lament-to-praise feels like whiplash, like a contradiction. To those unfamiliar with it, it undoubtedly reads that way. And yet it’s the walk of faith: the sometimes-grim or sorrowful recognition of what feelings exist, the acknowledgment of one’s circumstances, paired with the resolution that God is who God is. [Click title to read more.]
Get A Travel Bible! There Are Uses For It You Might Not Expect
My new travel Bible has provided me some interesting and unexpected joys. [Click title to read more.]
What I Am Learning From My Project To Read A Passage of Scripture Every Single Day For A Year
Reading the Bible a little differently than I normally do is teaching me some interesting things. [Click title to read more.]
A Theme Word For The New Year
Sometimes we need a guide to get us moving toward our spiritual goals. [Click title to read more.]
Approaching Revelation With A Different Perspective
I've always had a vexed relationship with Revelation, and I think most of the church does. Over the centuries believers have treated this book of the Bible as a decoder ring for current events, but in reality, it is worth a lot more than that and we should approach it as more than that. [Click title to read more.]
Jonathan Study On Sale Now!
My Bible study Jonathan: From Sovereign To Servant is now available for purchase! [Click title to read more.]
The Complexity of the Psalms
We miss the fullness and the complexity of the Psalms when we insist on cherry-picking certain cheery verses from them. [Click title to read more.]
Word Themes: A Helpful Technique For Your Bible Study / Prayer Life
I've been rooting around lately for a Bible study method that helps me to a) delve into Scripture in a meaningful and active way daily, b) keeps me engaged with God throughout the day, and c) gives me a window into keeping up a consistent and rich prayer life throughout the day. Here's what's been working for me. [Click title to read more.]