Beautiful: This poor young man, in his hungry, faint, and wretched state, having come a very long way, had not much heart in him. His hunger had taken all energy…

My, oh my, but Jesus sounds mean in Luke 14:26-27: “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes,…

There are a couple of texts that describe the essential qualities for elders in the New Testament. In 1 Timothy 3:1-13, the list appears back to back with a list…

The Book of Haggai is tucked away in that back part of the Old Testament that tends to gather dust. We don’t often have time for these minor prophets, what…

Jeremiah was given the dubious task of being the prophet who would foretell, and live through, the judgment and subsequent exile of the people of God. The temple would be…