Writing sabbatical begins today
Today, due to the generosity and encouragement of the GBC elders, I begin a one-month writing sabbatical. I have been …
Category Archives: Bible study/resources
Read your Bible in 2017
A new year will be upon us in two short weeks. And you may already be thinking about how you …
Reading Habakkuk (redux)
This is a repost of a blog from last year; since our Bible book of the month is Habakkuk, I …
Why read and study the Bible?
Each year our church publishes a Bible reading plan for the church to follow. And every Sunday morning we typically …
A summary of the book of Romans
Sunday morning I began a sermon series on the book of Romans. My goal in starting a new sermon series …
Read your Bible in 2015
The goal of every follower of Jesus Christ is to become like Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:28-29; Col. 1:18, 28). And …
But it tastes good
In 1960, Dr. Stanley Garn, working for the Fels Research Institute, whose objective was to study the physical growth and …
Reading Lamentations
The book of Lamentations is very closely associated with the book of Jeremiah, as they both deal with the destruction …
Reading Habakkuk
One of the most repeated sentences by young children is, “it’s not fair…” As in, It’s not fair that my …
Reading Joshua
This week we have been reading the book of Joshua in our Bible reading plan. The key person in the …
Reading Ezekiel
Like many of the prophets, the theme of this book is quite simple. It is essential to remember that this …
A short concordance for Proverbs
One of the best tools for studying Scripture is a good concordance. Seeing how an author discusses a topic throughout …
Kindle ESV Study Bible on sale
The Kindle version of the ESV study Bible is on sale for $4.99 — that’s a great deal if the …
Understanding Numbers
The last couple of weeks, we have been reading the book of Numbers, which is one of the Old Testament …
Reading the Pentateuch
This year our church is following an Old Testament reading plan — reading through the entire Old Testament chronologically, along …
