Category: Bible study

Is A Little Enough?

I struggle with only knowing a little. Especially lately. Convinced that God is working out a grand plan for my life, I am nonetheless enormously frustrated that I can only see one tiny corner of it. The rest of the picture is obscured from view. And frankly, I grow resentful from time to time. [Click title to read more.]

Confronting Paul’s Freedom in Christ

Often, when I read Paul's letters, I wonder: did Paul ever struggle with guilt? Did he ever think of Stephen's radiant face, and Stephen's forgiveness, and Stephen's broken, mangled body? Did he hate himself for approving of it? Did he ever look at himself admonishing churches and marvel that he had the gall to do it after the atrocities he'd committed? [Click title to read more.]

What The Open Door Means

The lingering image in the story of the concubine is a woman desperately trying to get inside. But the lingering image of the salvation story is the temple curtain torn in two from top to bottom. It was not enough for God merely to open the door for those who wanted in; He destroyed the door completely and annihilated the barriers keeping you out. [Click title to read more.]

The Glory Of The Gap In Understanding

In the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus prayed for believers He would never meet in the flesh, those scattered from country to country in a far distant future. I don't know all there is to know in the Bible and I won't ever fully grasp it, but Jesus anticipated that in the future we would discover precisely what we needed to learn to find Him. [Click title to read more.]