Category: Life in the Scriptures

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” -Luke 9:23 If you’re like me, you don’t have it all together. As hard as it is to admit sometimes, we aren’t Superman like we may think we are. We have… Continue reading The Call to Follow King Jesus

Note: This blog is the fifth in a year-long series of posts on the parables of Jesus. The series will run through most of 2019. You can find the first blog on the parables HERE. This month we are leaving behind Matthew 13 and taking a peek into Luke’s Gospel. Luke organizes his writing efforts… Continue reading The Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Two Lost Sons

Note: This blog is the fourth in a year-long series of posts on the parables of Jesus. The series will run through most of 2019. You can find the first blog on the parables HERE. Last month we looked at the Parables of the Weeds and the Nets. This month we are still going to… Continue reading Other Parables of the Kingdom – Mustard Seed and Leaven

Note: This blog is the third in a year-long series of posts on the parables of Jesus. The series will run through most of 2019. You can find the first blog on the parables HERE. Last month we looked at the Parable of the Sower. This month we are going to look briefly at the… Continue reading Other Parables of the Kingdom – Weeds and Nets

Note: This blog is the second in a year-long series of posts on the parables of Jesus. The series will run through most of 2019. You can find the first blog on the parables HERE. Let’s jump right into our discussion of Jesus’ parables by looking at one of his most well-known parables: the Parable… Continue reading The Parable of the Sower

The parables of Jesus are (relatively) short, made-up stories about everyday people and things that teach a spiritual truth. Jesus didn’t invent the parable, but he did use this teaching tool extensively throughout his ministry. In literary terms, parables are extended metaphors that are often dominated by the use of naturalistic imagery. Jesus often spoke… Continue reading The Parables of Jesus

This is the fourth installment in a five-part blog series on how to think carefully and faithfully about what the Bible teaches about the end of the world. Each of the subsequent parts of this series will be released monthly through the end of the year. To read part 3 of this series, click HERE.… Continue reading Talking about the End of the World, Part 4: Speaking Clearly about the Judgment of God

This is the third installment in a five-part blog series on how to think carefully and faithfully about what the Bible teaches about the end of the world. Each of the subsequent parts of this series will be released monthly through the end of the year. To read part 2 of this series, click HERE.… Continue reading Talking about the End of the World, Part 3 “Anyone who doesn’t read Revelation the way I do must not really believe the Bible.”

“After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.  Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades.  In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed.  One man was there who had been an invalid for… Continue reading At Once

This is the second installment in a five-part blog series on how to think carefully and faithfully about what the Bible teaches about the end of the world. Each of the subsequent parts of this series will be released monthly through the end of the year. To read part 1 of this series, click HERE.… Continue reading Talking about the End of the World, Part 2 “I’ve been watching the news; the end times are near!”