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Hope in our King Thank you, friend, for joining me on this journey. Through these blog posts, we’ve discovered scriptural wisdom for...

In the world to shine a bright light As Christians, Peter reminds us that we are “foreigners and exiles”  (1 Pet. 2:10–12). That means...

Knowing whose we are... Just as the Israelites once lived as exiles in Babylon, having been taken from the Promised Land because of...

What does it mean to live as an exile in today’s world? Over the next few weeks, we’ll explore lessons from Daniel, Esther, and the Psalms to discover how we can stay faithful, hopeful, and joy-filled while we wait for the heavenly home God has promised.

Did you know that Psalms 1 & 2 act as an introduction to the entire Book of Psalms? Come find out how they point to the Psalm's main themes.

If we were without water for a mere 72 hours, our throats would be like sandpaper, we’d get dizzy, confusion would set in, and we would...

In the Bible, God calls us to ask   Him  for what we need. As Jesus says, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;...

The Bible uses many names to reveal the person and mission of Jesus Christ. One of His names is Messiah, meaning the Anointed or Chosen...

Today, studying through the Knowing Jesus by His Names Bible study, I came to the name of Jesus as Friend. There are many names of Jesus...

New Year is a great time for a fresh start! Don’t be discouraged by failed attempts at a clean slate, a new beginning, a fresh launch....

One of the ways that God’s character and power are made known to us is through the names attributed to Him in the Bible. To mention a few...

Do you consider your life as precious? We often don’t realize, as in knowing and experiencing, the depths of the value of our lives. As I...

As I spend time in the Psalms this summer, the Lord blesses me daily! Today, I was in Psalm 34 where David sang a song of praise after...

Writers write for a purpose: to inform, to entertain, to persuade, to comfort, etc. Biblical writers also wrote with a purpose in mind....

While Joseph was betrothed to Mary, she became pregnant. In the culture of the time, Mary could have been stoned for her seeming...

When the mother of the sons of Zebedee tried to secure the best seats in the kingdom on Jesus’s right and left for her boys, she was in...

In the Gospel of Matthew Jesus regularly confronted the leaders of the Israelite nation as being hypocrites and having hearts far from...

In Matthew's Gospel, the author skillfully shows how Jesus fulfills Old Testament prophecies, people, places, geography, and, yes, even...

When Jesus sent the disciples out to minister, He told them to go only to the "lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matthew 10:6). Jesus...

The Gospel of Matthew is the story of a King. In today’s vernacular, it’s the story of a world leader—the world leader, Jesus Christ....