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God’s Promises to You–Why Not Count Them?
God’s promises in the Bible are many. Have you considered counting the ones personal to you? Of course all the promises are for all of us, but there seem to be ones particularly special to my heart. I...
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Another Look at the Advent Stories
I try every December to read the Advent stories with a fresh eye. Every year I’m surprised by something I learn about the Christmas story. After examining Mary and Joseph, Jesus’ birth and the...
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BTC Missionaries and Oswald Chambers
BTC Missionaries taught by Oswald Chambers filled the last Tuesday of the month posts in 2018. They also captured my interest while I wrote Mrs. Oswald Chambers. A sign marks the BTC They’re at the...
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Daily Devotions for a New Year
Have you given any thought to your daily devotions for a new year on this January 1? Many of my friends are praying and thinking about which daily devotional they’ll use each day. There are many to...
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Easily Available Bible Study Tools
So many outstanding Bible study tools are available in 2019! I’ve taught Bible study in a variety of settings and churches since I graduated from college in the Dark Ages. My English Literature degree...
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The Late Great Planet Earth and Me
I read The Late Great Planet Earth shortly after I began reading the Bible. Unfamiliar with both books and new to the concept of knowing Jesus as a personal savior, the book frightened me into the...
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How the Holy Spirit Says No
How do you know if the Holy Spirit is redirecting you from the path you’re on? Or, saying no? It depends. Here are four ways the Holy Spirit says no to a believer’s actions. Through Scripture This...
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What is “Imago Dei?”
I’ve used the term “Imago Dei” several times recently and I’m surprised people don’t know what it means. It’s a Latin term that means “image of God,” or “made in the image of God.” It means respecting...
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Mrs. Oswald Chambers as a Textbook
Who knew Mrs. Oswald Chambers works as a textbook? In fall 2019, a Lexington, Kentucky women’s Bible study used the biography to help study My Utmost for His Highest. I asked the facilitator, the...
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The Bible Project: An Appreciation
We’re fans of the Bible Project. Last night we finished watching all their overviews of the Bible videos. It took us five nights watching three hours a night to view the sweep of Biblical history from...
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Ezekiel 36 and Modern Israel
Ezekiel, the Old Testament book, came up in the usual rotation as I read through the Bible. I read through from Genesis to Revelation in my regular Bible reading. When I finish Revelation 22, I turn...
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Good People and the Bible
Is the Bible about good people? Isn’t it a book full of dos and don’ts featuring sweet-tempered boring angels playing harps and never doing anything wrong? Or, is it one long drag of lecturing readers...
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Exodus and Cecil B. DeMille
What does the book of Exodus have to do with the late Hollywood film director Cecil B. DeMille? More than you may think. For many American Christians, and possibly others around the world, their...
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God’s Bible School & Oswald Chambers
God’s Bible School (GBS), still operating today in Cincinnati, Ohio, welcomed Oswald Chambers in 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910. He first visited with his Holiness Movement friend Juji Nakada and stayed...
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Entering Babylon’s Gate
We walked through ancient Babylon’s gate one day. It’s now located in Berlin’s Pergamon Museum. They call it the Ishtar Gate. We visited the museum shortly after I finished teaching a Bible study on...
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The Didache and Christians
Do you know what The Didache is? (DEE-Da-Kay) I didn’t either until a teacher recently mentioned it in passing. “You might consider looking at The Didache to learn how the first century Christians...
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A Kindred Spirits Devotional
The Anne of Green Gables Devotional: A Chapter-by-Chapter Companion for Kindred Spirits by Rachel Dodge released November 1, 2020. It’s charming, delightful, and wise. Just like Anne of Green Gables!...
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A Year in the Old Testament
I spent much of last year in the Old Testament. Other than checking on things, and listening to the entire Gospel of Luke (perfect for Advent), I’ve wallowed in the pre-Jesus part of the Bible. I’ve...
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Nakada’s Ministry in the 21st Century (Part 3)
Juji Nakada’s ministry reaches, even now, into the 21st Century. Even I have a personal Juji Nakada story. It took place just a few years ago while I sat at this very computer terminal, typing away....
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Cities of Refuge and Fiction
I’ve just finished reading a series of novels called The Cities of Refuge by Connilyn Cossette. As often happens in my life, I chanced upon these novels just as I began my systematic reading of the...
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