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I recently listened to an interview with Nancy Guthrie on The Gospel Coalition about her new podcast series, “Help Me Teach the Bible,” and it sounds like it could be pretty interesting.  I was reminded that we are all still a work in progress and I don’t have all the answers. While I strive to be an effective ...

If your looking for a good book to read to help you better understand what the Bible says about your conscience, I would recommend this one. Discovering the Joy of a Clear Conscience by Christopher Ash, P&R Publishing P&R Publishing (direct from the publisher, various prices) Christianbook.com (paperback, $9.99) Amazon.com (paperback, $11.69; and Kindle, $8.99) prices as of 5/11/2015  

In a world where people are looking for good examples to emulate and follow, 3 John offers some good examples to take lessons from and also one example who displays attitudes to avoid.

The letter of 2 John was written by the apostle John, calling himself the “elder”, around 90 AD.1 It is addressed to the “chosen lady” or “elect lady” and “her children”.2 In it John reaffirms his love for the church and all who know the truth. He is writing because he wants them to know ...

Psalm 95 This is a call to worship psalm.  It calls on people to draw near to worship the Lord and not act as the Jewish fathers in the wilderness when they hardened their hearts against the Lord just a few short days after being led out of Egypt.

I was reading today’s devotional1 this morning in “Days of Praise” from the Institute for Creation Research and wanted to pass along the link to it.  The title and theme of the article is focused on the phrase “white as snow” as used in the KJV bible.  The article isn’t very long and I would encourage you ...

I was listening to a sermon1 preached by Matt Chandler of the Village Church in Dallas, TX, in August 2014, entitled “Holiness and Humility” in which he looked at the life of Uzziah, king of Judah, from 2 Chronicles 26. There is much to consider in this text and in the sermon and I would encourage you to listen to ...

John 2 In John chapter 2, two major events happen: 1) Jesus and His disciples attend a wedding feast in Cana and 2) Jesus travels to Jerusalem for the first Passover of His public ministry. Each of these have unique events that take place during them that should help us to remember that Jesus really is ...

1 Kings 16:29-33; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; 1 Corinthians 7:12-16 In reading the introductory summary of Ahab’s reign over the northern kingdom of Israel in 1 Kings 16: 29-33, we see an example of what happens when a person marries another who does not worship the same God and how it can effect more than just that ...

Psalm 2 — Matthew 3-4 In reading Psalm 2, there appears to be a connection between verses 7-8 and Jesus’ baptism and His temptation that immediately followed in Matthew 3 & 4. Below are the comparison that I made to the verses.