Passion to Know More

There are seven Herods mentioned in the biblical text. Herod was the name of several Jewish officials who ruled over Palestine. They were...

Well that did not work out as planned! My women's Bible study group had just finished Jen Wilkin's study called God of Deliverance. We...

The Amalekites are an often mentioned enemy of the Israelites in the Old Testament. It is beneficial for our understanding of Scripture...

The apostle Thomas was so very human. He would not believe Jesus had been resurrected until he saw in His hands the imprint of the nails,...

When a word or phrase is repeated over and over in the Bible, we should sit up and take notice. The writers of the Bible use some form of...

The Jewish people have three things that help them remember the most important commandment to love God. They are the Shema, phylacteries...

Before you read a book of the Bible it is quite helpful to get a little background of that book. This is especially a great idea for the...

The practice of casting lots to make decisions or to obtain an answer is mentioned many times in the Bible - mostly in the Old Testament...

I just never thought I'd be writing about what the Bible has to say about people eating their children and other people. How on earth did...

I recently had a person ask me where I have worked. My work history is kind of an embarrassment for me. It sometimes feels I haven't done...

My daughter lives in LA now and I live on the east coast. We went out to visit her recently. As I flew on the plane I thought, ’Boy is...

With each passing year I settle deeper into my faith. I've walked with Jesus long enough to know the sun shines again and the good comes....

Sherry and I have been friends for a decade since we met working together at a Christian bookstore. Somehow a couple months ago we got...

Impatience is probably my most frequent sin. It leads to anger and unkindness towards others. I was reminded of this the other day when...

How should YHWH be translated? Does it matter?

I was ordering a friend a book about Amy Carmichael on Christianbook and it recommended the book called Evidence Not Seen (affiliate...

Twenty years ago I joined a couples Bible study group and I heard something that made me go huh? At the time I was a Christian, but I...

"In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets."

I wrote this blog over two years ago. I see I updated it nine months after that and I still did not publish it, but I held onto it in my...

I asked them to imagine what heaven would be like. We are finishing up a study on the foundations of the Christian faith. It was long. It...