From Proverbs 13-15 Do you think yourself rich or poor? Today’s passage has a number of things to say about gaining wealth and what it means to be wealthy. Jesus gets us to rethink our [ Read More … ]
After teaching seminary and doctoral students for 18 years, I’ve been teaching Bible courses to college students for the last 5.. So, of course, this makes me an expert.. All kidding aside, I’ve had to [ Read More … ]
When you begin to use an illustration you can observe people’s body language change: they look up, straighten in their seats, and even lean forward.. I don’t normally go too long without some kind of [ Read More … ]
From Proverbs 7-9 A father warns his sons away from an adulterous woman. She has offered sacrifices and made her vows to the LORD in the hope she will have children. But her husband has gone away. So [ Read More … ]
From Proverbs 1-3 Introduction Practical wisdom for living is the central concern of the book of Proverbs. We are told that the beginning and essence of wisdom is the fear of the Lord (1:7; 9:10). [ Read More … ]
From Psalms 140-145 No one comes to help the Psalmist when he is in trouble. Instead he calls out to the LORD for help. The Psalmist is confident the LORD will answer his prayer and [ Read More … ]
From Psalms 120-132 The Psalmist is surrounded by his lying foes. He calls out to the LORD for help knowing the LORD will judge them. He compares himself to them. The people of God are [ Read More … ]
From Psalms 119.1-88 In today’s reading we continue to look at Psalm 119. At the end of our section the Psalmist asks the LORD to enlarge his heart. He wants to know the LORD more [ Read More … ]
From Psalms 108-114 Psalms 111 and 112 are commonly called twin psalms because they are both acrostic poems, have numerous similarities (introductions, common words and phrases) and both psalms show characteristics of wisdom literature. Psalm [ Read More … ]
From Psalms 103-105 In today’s Psalm the Psalmist begins encouraging his own soul to bless the LORD. Throughout the Psalm he recalls all the reasons why he should do so. Towards the end his praise [ Read More … ]