Read Ephesians 2:1–10 There are some songs you don’t realize you’ve stored away in your heart until something brings them back. Recently, I learned that a beloved professor from my Bible college days, Dr. Richard Seymour, had gone home to be with the Lord. Almost immediately, I heard an old song playing in my mind:… Continue reading

An Excerpt from Chapter 19. Nestled in one of the best-known encounters in all four Gospels is one of the greatest buts in the entire Bible. “Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’” If someone asked me to list the most hope-filled buts in Scripture, this one would be near… Continue reading

Read Genesis 5:1–5; Romans 7:18–25 Genesis 5 opens after an awful lot has gone wrong. Abel is dead, murdered by his own brother. Cain has walked away from the presence of God. His descendants have continued down a road marked by pride, violence, and increasing disregard for God. The beautiful world introduced only a few… Continue reading

Leviticus 10 opens with a sobering scene. Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, approach the Lord with “unauthorized fire”—offering worship on their own terms rather than God’s. Scripture doesn’t tell us every detail of what they did wrong, but it makes one thing clear: they treated what was sacred as though it were ordinary.… Continue reading

Read James 4:6; Proverbs 29:23; Matthew 23:12 Some phrases appear so often in Scripture that we almost stop noticing them. Here’s one: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” You’ll find it in James. You’ll find its roots in the Psalms. Jesus taught the same principle repeatedly. The Proverbs return to it… Continue reading

The Doctor Has Been Listening… The Doctor has a confession to make. Contrary to rumors circulating through the Department of Conjunctional Studies, his laboratory isn’t always filled with Gregorian chants and hymns from the nineteenth century. Sometimes… the Doctor likes a little rock-n-roll. Lately, one particular song has been making regular appearances on the laboratory… Continue reading

“But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.” — Matthew 13:16 There are moments in life when someone says something so profound that everyone in the room suddenly grows quiet. Not because they understand it completely. But because they know they’ve just heard something worth pondering. Jesus had a way… Continue reading