Cleansing Or Curse?
Most scholars believe that the book of Mark was the first gospel written, probably around 65 AD. There is strong evidence that Mark relied heavily on the eyewitness testimony of…
Bad Tenants
The theme of fruitfulness is found throughout the scriptures. Isaiah chapter 5 tells the story of a landowner who carefully cultivated a vineyard, anticipating a rich harvest of good grapes.…
Is Your Bible the Right Size?
Over the last 500 years, Protestants and Catholics have disagreed over the content of the scriptures. The Catholic Bible contains 7 additional Old Testament books: Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon,…
The Other Joseph
The book of Genesis describes the dramatic story of Joseph, son of Jacob. Sold into slavery by his own brothers, he eventually rose to power in Egypt. But there is…
The Story of the Royal Priesthood
Two weeks ago, we explored the theme of royalty in the Bible. We discovered that human beings were created in order to exercise God's sovereignty over the world. Through proper…
The God of Second Chances
In 1958, a small town pastor from central Pennsylvania named David Wilkerson was deeply disturbed by an article he read in Life magazine. The article described the lives of seven…
What’s New is Old
Some years ago, I had the opportunity to travel to Israel. It's a valuable experience to walk in the Holy Land and see the places where much of the Biblical…
The Most Misquoted Verse in the Bible
Misinformation is one of the great themes of our time. Hardly a day goes by without hearing some accusation of "fake news." It must be tough to be a relativist…
Restoring Israel’s Fortunes
We noted in the last blog that the true worship of God cannot be separated from obedience to God's commands. Specifically, we looked at two passages from the prophets: Isaiah…
Stop Doing Wrong, Learn To Do Right!
In the last blog, we began exploring the theme of faith and works. We first asserted that in order for human beings to fulfill the image-bearing role God has given…