Over the last few months, we have read each book of the Old Testament in a single day, so we could grasp the big picture and major themes of each book. Now, before we move on to the section of sacred writings we call the New Testament, we need to pause for a moment...
Ezra-Nehemiah, two books that were originally one, were not written to give us management and leadership advice. They were not even meant as a colllection of moral stories from the lives of godly men. When read together in one sitting, Ezra-Nehemiah recounts a...
It would be easy to see the book of Ruth as a love story: A beautiful young woman, who has tragically lost her husband, meets a rich, handsome, and godly man who marries her and they live happily ever after. But that’s a modern fairytale, not a biblical story. Romance...
Yesterday I read the book of Kings (1 and 2 Kings). It is a tremendous and heartbreaking story. But most importantly, it is a story which we must know if we are going to understand what it means to be a part of the kingdom of God. Jesus’ story has a backstory...
