From Jeremiah 30-31 Israel and Judah are being punished by the LORD and taken captive by foreign nations. Their punishment is just but they cry out to the LORD for healing. In today’s passage the [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 23-25 Jeremiah served the LORD a long long time. His ministry was even more difficult because he preached a message the people did not want to hear. In today’s passage we briefly consider [ Read More … ]
By Michelle Van Loon: What do these people have in common?. The single woman in her mid-thirties with $40,000 worth of seminary debt now working as an office manager for a software vendor.. The former [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 14-17 Jeremiah was dangerously close to renouncing his prophetic call. He has been surprised by the unexpected suffering he is experiencing. He blames God and accuses him of deceiving him. He has to [ Read More … ]
The decisive issue between Islam and Christianity is, quite simply, the gospel—the Bible’s account of what God has done, is doing, and will yet do through his Son to redeem his creation. It is this “good [ Read More … ]
Have you ever heard your church minister claim God was speaking through him? Has he ever claimed to be a prophet? This book attempts to address this issue. Beasley examines Wayne Grudem’s controversial teaching on [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 7-9 Today we look at the origin story for what the New Testament will eventually call ‘hell’. It was once a place of horrible sacrifice. Then the LORD changed its name. Hell was [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 1-3 Israel started off well with the LORD, but her initial devotion waned as she turned to other gods. In today’s passage the LORD levels a charge against Israel. Despite their hopeful beginnings [ Read More … ]
From Isaiah 59-63 God is sending his servant to his people in exile. He has anointed him to deliver good news of comfort and salvation. The Jubilee year has come. God’s people will become oaks of righteousness. They [ Read More … ]
From Isaiah 49-53 Today’s passage is often called the second servant song. The Servant himself is the speaker. The LORD has named him Israel and in him the LORD will be glorified. He describes his election [ Read More … ]