During the season of Advent, the church often remembers Bible passages like Ezekiel 37 that were meant to give hope to God's people wh...

 We might laugh at the scene of Hebrew people being forced to worship the king's idol, but are we really different ( Daniel 3 )? Do we a...

Christians reconcile James and Paul by understanding that true faith produces good works ( James 2 , Eph 2 ). Yet today, “works” are often r...

 Like many modern Christians, the ancient Israelites became convinced that God was obligated to provide divine protection. ( Ez 22:1-12 ). J...

 Christians have long received hope from passages like Luke 6:17-26 . Perhaps we should be reading the passage as an indictment on our self-...

 When feeling helpless during difficult times, we often look for 'signs' of a great change. We cling to hope based on unique interpr...

  Christians have used Christ's teaching from Luke 12 to maliciously defend attacks on non-Christians. By skewing what Jesus tells us i...

 John the Baptist condemned his audience for their sins and called them to repent ( Luke 3 ). While the sins are not named, the remedy is to...

 When confronted with the question of divorce, Jesus surprised the religious leaders by undermining their interpretation of the Law and thei...

 in Mark 6:45-52 the disciples are caught in a storm while crossing a body of water. When Jesus responds to their fear by walking over to t...

When asked to heal a very important man's daughter (Mark 5), Jesus allowed Himself to be diverted by a powerless woman who also needed h...

 Jesus's teachings were so radical that even the best teachers were left baffled. In  John 3 Jesus seems to confound Nicodemus. We migh...

 When Jesus entered an 'unclean' place, he encountered a man besieged by a legion of demons ( Luke 8 ). These spirits controlled him...

 Many Christians deem certain actions or beliefs as necessary and then use fear to scare others into obeying those actions. When Christ appe...

Numbers 21 relates the story of God's people being plagued with a snake infestation that resulted in many sicknesses and deaths. The rem...

 Jesus promises to make His disciples 'Fishers of Men ( Mark 1 ).'  We might be tempted to use this phrase as an excuse to treat our...

The famous story of how Christ was born in a manager ( Luke 2 ) is often used to illustrate how we don't make room for God and His word ...

 Our need to explain why bad things happen, can lead us to place blame on others. David felt the pain of being the 'scapegoat' when ...

Jesus often taught ideas that are contrary to our typical way of doing business. One example might be found in   Matthew 5:33-37 , where Jes...

 Most Christians believe that they are called to love. In his letter, John compares the kind of love we should have to the love Christ showe...