Daily Bible Readings: Monday, August 9. Read 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12. 1) What did Paul say God has taught us as brothers and sisters? 2) How did he think we should …
210829 Weekly Devotional
Daily Bible Readings: Monday, August 23. Read Deuteronomy 18:21-22. 1) What question does Moses raise in this text? 2) What is his answer to that question? 3) What can we learn from this in …
210730 Weekly Meditation
Background: Douglas John Hall writes that Christians are only able to judge their current period of time from the vantage point of a created being. So we know what is …
210808 Weekly Devotional
Daily Bible Readings: Monday, August 2. Read 1 Corinthians 12:4-26. 1) What did Paul say about gifts? 2) For what are gifts to be used? 3) What does Paul say …
210725 Weekly Devotional
Daily Bible Readings: Monday, July 19. Read Psalm 89:3-4, 34-37. 1) What promise did God make to David? 2) What did God say about the durability of the promise? Tuesday, …
210718 Weekly Devotional Guide
Daily Bible Readings: Monday, July 5. Read Psalm 15. 1) This is an entrance Psalm, commonly thought to be what ancient Jews would sing before going into the temple/before God. What is the …
210711 Weekly Devotional
Daily Bible Readings: Monday, July 5. Read Daniel 7:13-14. 1) Who do you think the one was that “came with the clouds of heaven?” 2) What power did he hold? …
210704 Weekly Devotional
Daily Bible Reading: Monday, June 28. Read 1 Corinthians 12:1-3. 1) Paul did not want his brethren to be “misinformed.” From where did that misinformation come? 2) What would the …
Conspiracy Theories and the Golden Calf
I fear that the “conspiracy theory” is with us to stay. I know that conspiracy theories have always been with us, but the current iteration is frightening beyond words. Like …
210627 Weekly Devotional
Devotional Texts: Monday, July 21. James 2:1-7. 1) How do people generally regard the poor? 2) What is the paradox of the poor according to James? Tuesday, July 22. Revelation …