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Amos 3–5: Preparing to Meet God

Perhaps many well-intentioned believers have struggled through the messages of condemnation in the Minor Prophets (Hosea through Malachi). Amos 3–5 contains what many would consider “doom and gloom.” Yet I firmly believe that we will find the Lord’s message... Continue Reading »

Amos 1-2: The Lion Is Not Silent

I have never heard a lion roar in person, but I doubt I will ever forget the sound one made as I walked toward him while he was eating. He never looked directly at me, but a growl like... Continue Reading »

Acts 24:1-28:31 — The Word of God is Not Bound

On the eve of World War II, Winston Churchill described Russia as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Many careful readers of Acts have perhaps felt similarly about the end of this book. The work ends... Continue Reading »

Acts 18:23–23:35 — God’s Great Work

Like many today, I receive alerts of current events through my phone. I never remember signing up for this service. Dozens of times after thinking I was receiving a text from a family member or friend, I find out... Continue Reading »

Acts 12-13: When People Change

When a new CEO arrives, it’s not uncommon for the upper management to be nervous. What will the company look like under new leadership? What will be important? What will be put by the wayside? When people change, priorities... Continue Reading »

Acts 8:25-11:30: Crossing Boundaries

Imagine for a second that neither you nor anyone you knew was a follower of Jesus Christ. No one who shared your ethnicity believed in Jesus Christ. What would it take for you to believe? Most people are more... Continue Reading »

Acts 1-2: The Beginning of the Church 

By Russell Freeman I was on a ferry coming back from Fort Sumter with my family. The tour guide pointed our attention to the spires across the Charleston skyline. “Those churches,” she said, “are why they call Charleston ‘the... Continue Reading »

Job 42:7-17: Rewarded and Vindicated 

Recently a relative and I were talking about world religions when he insightfully contrasted Christians with Mormons and Muslims. They want a heaven, he said, with earthly pleasures. Although the new creation will have some earthly pleasures, God didn’t... Continue Reading »

Job 38:1-42:6: Broken Silence to a Broken Man 

Over the last several months, we’ve looked at 37 of the heaviest chapters in the Bible. A great and godly man’s world disintegrated, and 35 chapters of dialogue followed. Yet God remained silent. How would God respond to one... Continue Reading »

Job 28-37: The End of Job’s Words

Few experiences test the limits of one’s physical endurance like a cross country race. Spectators see both fast and slow runners giving their all on the final stretch. Job’s words in chapters 28-31 are his final stretch. Throughout this... Continue Reading »

Job 4-27: Words, Words, Words 

Few comforters are as notorious as Job’s friends. Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar had come to comfort him at the end of chapter 2. After hearing him curse the day of his birth, they find that they can no longer... Continue Reading »

Job 3: Losing One’s Bearings

God has put an amazing system in our inner ears to give us a sense of balance. We often take this system for granted. Until it stops. One time is enough for me never to forget what vertigo feels... Continue Reading »