Complete Lesson List from The Gospel of John Bible Study The entire gospel of John Bible study contents are now available for you or your small group, Sunday school, or classroom. It’s available to you at no cost. Ideal for weekly gatherings, daily devotionals, or independent study. Go through the whole study or pick select […]
Churches Move and Things Change We started visiting fifty-two churches the Sunday after Easter. We celebrated the resurrection of Jesus at our home church and then slipped away for a year, visiting a different Christian church every Sunday for a year. At least that’s the quick way to explain our journey. We doubled up on […]
Athaliah is an evil woman. She encourages her son, the king, to act wickedly. He does and is soon assassinated. Then Athaliah seizes control and asserts herself as queen. Her lust for power is so great, she kills all the members of the royal family, including her own grandchildren. One baby, however, is rescued by […]
Embrace the Paradox of Choice versus Destiny A theological conundrum is the concept of free will versus predestination. While the Bible teaches that we have the ability to make our own choices (we have free will), it also says that things are predetermined (predestined). Which is it? It is both, presenting us with a delightful […]
The Revelation of Jesus Today’s passage: Revelation 1:1–3 Focus verse: The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. (Revelation 1:1) We think of the book of Revelation as John’s revelation, but, in fact, it is Jesus’s. John is only the recipient. This revelation comes from Jesus. Father […]
Discover What to Do on Sunday When it comes to what we do and don’t do on Sunday, there are different interpretations of what’s permissible and what’s not. These range from Sunday being a set apart day to being a day like any other, with the freedom to do whatever we want. Here are some […]
Discover Life-Changing Spiritual Insights from 100 Intriguing Characters Heroes and Heavies of the Apocrypha, the latest book from Peter DeHaan, released August 21, 2024. It is available in e-book, paperback, and hardcover formats from all major booksellers. The Apocrypha is a collection of books that were once considered Holy Scripture but have since been removed […]
A Surprising End to a Promising Start Church #7 did indeed relocate, as planned. They’re now a scant 1.3 miles from our home. The move didn’t happen as quickly as they hoped, but it didn’t take that much longer, either. Their new location is an improvement over their old one. Before they met in an […]
Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and Leah, is the central character of Genesis 34. Though we know what happened to her and because of her, we know nothing about what she said, did, or thought. Her story begins tragically. She is raped by Shechem. Yet after his act of lust, he falls in love with […]
Ezekiel Prophesies to Dry Bones and Breathes Life into Them One of the most evocative images in the book of Ezekiel is him speaking to dry bones scattered before him. It’s a valley of dry bones. The bones animate and reassemble. Tendons connect them. Flesh covers the skeletons. Breath enters these reconstituted bodies, mere corpses, […]