The Place of Messiah’s Birth   Micah 5:1-5a Our journey must begin in Matthew 2. You remember how the Magi came to see Jesus. “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
An Angry Prophet  Jonah 4:1-11 Jonah now throws his famous temper tantrum because God was just being God. We discovered last time we were here how God works. Jonah hated these Gentiles so much, he argued with God about what God did. the LORD... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Jonah Obeys  Jonah 3:1-10 Jonah chapter three is about Jonah obeying God, the mass revival in Nineveh and the forgiveness of God. The emphasis is on the last part. Because we are not great Old Testament readers, we will look at the nature of our... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“My Times are in Your Hands”  Psalm 31:14-15 When I was a child there was a popular song that said, “He’s got the whole world in His hands/ He’s got the whole wide world in His hands.” Clearly, such a lyric would not be popular today. The... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
What are We to Do with the Real Jesus?  Colossians 2:6-7 Colossians 2:6-7 serve as the theme for this entire letter. These verses also make my heart sing and the song that it sings is: “All that thrills my soul is Jesus; / He is more than... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The Importance of the Gospel Preached  Romans 1:15-17 Saturday was All Hallows Eve. On October 31 in 1517, Martin Luther nailed 95 propositions for debate written in Latin to the door of the Wittenberg chapel church. This was the beginning... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The Mystery Revealed  Colossians 1:24-29 There used to be a radio program entitled, “I Love a Mystery.” Although I am getting to be an old man, this was really before my time. Still, I must say I love the denouement where all that has been... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
God Protects David  1 Samuel 23 Does God really care about the stuff we are going through? The answer is yes. We need to remember what Isaiah teaches us in Isaiah 40:10-11. “Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, and His... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
There He goes Again   The Apostle Paul’s Doxologies Several times in my reading and study, I have come across a doxology in the Scripture and read how a commentator will dismiss it as just something epistle writers would write in their letters. The... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The Two Dimensions of Giving  Philippians 4:15-20 Usually, we think of Paul’s joy in spite of people and circumstances in the Philippian letter. However, when we arrive here in chapter four, Paul expresses his joy because of the Philippians and... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
