Bible 101
Want to learn more about the Bible? about God? about Jesus? Dig into these resources for the basics.
Angels watching over me
Open up the Bible, and you will see the blessing of angels in the lives of God’s people. An angel wiped out 185,000 Assyrian…
Seeing Jesus
It was the day Jesus rose from the dead, and two disciples were heading from Jerusalem to their homes in Emmaus. All of a…
Are you good?
Back in 2013, Oprah gave a commencement speech at Harvard where she revealed a question that she had been asked by President Bush, President…
Is Christianity all talk, or can you trust it?
I’m sitting in the class of one of my favorite professors. He’s tall with a voice that matches his size. For weeks, I’ve been…
Reexamining “Doubting Thomas”
Have you ever thought the disciple Thomas got a bad rap? Because he wanted proof of Jesus’ resurrection, he was dubbed a nickname that…
The person teaching you
“The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons” (1 Timothy…
Worthy of whatever
Phil Wickham’s modern rendition of “Away in a Manger” ends with some stirring lyrics about worshiping Jesus for all the days of his life…
Better than a five-star hotel
What’s the best room you’ve ever stayed in? I’ve never spent a night in a five-star hotel, but I have been in a few…
The way and the where
The other day in a sermon-inspired experiment, I asked Siri, “Give me the directions.” Can you guess what she said back? Without missing a…
Jesus’ most offensive metaphor?
Jesus’ words don’t get much more offensive than this: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will…
We need a doctor
“Why do churches talk about sin? Wouldn’t it be better to focus on God’s love?” Have you ever wondered that? If you have, you’re…
Sing with your heart (and your head)
I love worship music. But I also find worship music incredibly dangerous. Why? Because there’s something powerful about the harmonies and rhythms of music…