Timeline: Biblical History

An ongoing effort in my own biblical studies is to be able to visualize the storyline of the Bible using timelines. I’ve dabbled in timelines for literally years – and I’d like to share with you my ‘Biblical History Master…

Please Help Me!

Dear Reader, Could you take a moment to help me out? Just scroll down and answer the two simple questions below. (Email subscribers, if you can’t see the questions below, just click on the title, ‘Please Help Me!’ and it…

A Few Life Lessons

I’ve recently started jotting down ‘life lessons’ – important lessons that I’ve learned in my life so far. While many of these lessons were learned the hard way (doing the opposite for too long!), I’m grateful for all that God…

Put Off, Put On: A Simple Technique for Thinking Biblically

This is one of the most personally helpful concepts that I’ve come across as I’ve studied how to provide biblical counsel. It’s the simple concept of ‘putting off’ and ‘putting on.’ The Bible – and particularly the apostle Paul –…

Justified: A Survey of Romans 3:21-31

When Paul began his letter to the Romans, he quickly launched into praise for the Gospel. He promised his readers that it was ‘the power of God for salvation.’ He claimed that the righteousness of God is revealed in it….

The Four Key Dates of Human History

I recently published ‘The History of the World by Century.’ By listing the key events of every century, we can better understand the flow of human chronology. But even this simple list might be intimidating. There are so many centuries…

An Evening Hymn (Thomas Ken)

All Praise to Thee, my God, this night,For all the Blessings of the Light;Keep me, O keep me, King of Kings,Beneath Thy own Almighty Wings. Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son,The ill that I this day have done;That with…

Why Today Matters

Most likely, today is not going to be a very noteworthy day. It will probably be like most every other day. It might be easier, it might be harder – but it probably won’t stand out as particularly significant in…

Prayer Is Work

I was recently encouraged by a friend who reminded me that ‘prayer is work.’ The New Testament certainly presents this idea, even if it doesn’t use that word. It speaks of striving in prayer (Romans 15:30), devoting oneself to prayer…

Worthless: A Survey of Romans 3:9-20

Morally, mankind is worthless! That is the prosecution’s case. Paul, the lead prosecutor, has already amassed a dizzying array of evidence – Gentiles are pagan perverts (1:18-32), while Jews are heady hypocrites (2:1-29). Lest anyone has missed the obvious, Paul…