Bible Studies

For this last article on Isaiah, I begin with the New Testament. In Paul’s first letter to the fledgling church of Thessalonica, he mentions thanking God for them because of three virtues: faith, love, and hope (in that order).... Continue Reading »

For nearly all of us, 2O2O has been the type of year we did not expect. For most of us, it has brought uncertainty, worry, financial stress, sickness, or even the death of loved ones. Remembering that Christians have... Continue Reading »

Some of the memories I cherish most are trips to new destinations. I think of visiting St. Augustine with my wife, camping out on Lake Erie with friends, visiting different schools with one of my best friends, or seeing... Continue Reading »

The proud tyrant only had one more city to destroy. The cities of Judah had fallen like bowling pins, and it looked like the king of Assyria was about to bowl a strike. Jerusalem was the last Jewish resistance,... Continue Reading »

Hope is a necessary part to being human. We all have seen — or perhaps experienced — the paralyzing nature of hopelessness. One of the great lies of secularism is that being free from Christianity will lead to genuine... Continue Reading »

One of the enjoyable experiences I had in seminary was getting to meet people from all sorts of places. One of my classmates that I got to know fairly well was a Canadian. During a season when I had... Continue Reading »

Failure demands a response. On the one hand, when we or others fail, we can allow the failure to quench our resolve or ignore the failure as if it never happened. On the other hand, we can learn from... Continue Reading »

Some people have athletes, actors, or musicians they would love to meet. When I was 19, I had a favorite author I wanted to meet (Insert nerd jokes here). He had come to Greenville to speak, and the hosts... Continue Reading »

Perhaps few sections of the Bible seem as foreign as the prophetic books of the Old Testament. These books often include chapter after chapter of judgment, and the theme of judgment fills Isaiah 1-5. The temptation we have is... Continue Reading »

Occasionally, the results of a scientific study only seem to confirm the obvious. A recent study for me did just that. Researchers at the University of Michigan recently showed that a sense of life purpose was a more important... Continue Reading »

Guilt can wreak all sorts of havoc in our souls. Depression and anxiety are two of the more straightforward ways that guilt can affect us. Other ways are less obvious but more dangerous. We can take our pain out... Continue Reading »

I will never forget the Oconee County spelling bee during my third-grade year. I had experienced my few minutes of fame by winning the third-grade spelling bee at Walhalla Elementary. The big moment came when all the third-grade winners... Continue Reading »