How well could you explain the big arc of the Bible’s narrative? Could you piece together the Old Testament story from its creative beginning in Genesis to the postexilic Persian pressure of Esther…
By Elizabeth Prata In my Bible reading the other day I read the following: Who understands the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You? (Psalm 90:11). God has fear …
Scripture “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” 1 John 4:1— NIV A…
January 28th, marks the 37-year anniversary of the most horrific tragedy in space exploration history. It was a day that changed my life forever.
Photo by: Pixabay I don’t usually open with scriptures, but I need to today to set the stage. I love this true story from the Bible. It speaks of love in action and adequately uses of “words of kno…
I have a vivid recollection of the first time it hit me that Jesus is God. It was a profoundly shocking realization. I can recall being at the university, the time of day, the weather outside the window, and the exact classroom and seat in which I was sitting. To date, that remains one of…
There is this funny guy on TikTok who lets his followers choose what he does next. One of his followers requested that he asked strangers if he could take a shower in their house. The following video was of this guy wandering around a neighborhood until finally, someone said yes. When he finally got this couple to say yes to his weird request and made a viral video out of it, the wide array of comments started. Some people were shocked that the people let him inside. Others were confident had he
My book Divine Violence and the Character of God is being published today. The aim of my book is to study violence in the Old Testament, both human and divine. Below are some of the emphases of the…
Do you know how to choose the right master for life? The options before us have been narrowed down by Jesus. God (not religion) or money.
I was a guest on a podcast yesterday recorded by two South Africans, one still in his home country, and the other recently moved to Holland. What a delighful conversation. They asked me questions about my journey that pulled things out of me in ways I had never shared before. I saw some of my
David knew that when it feels like God is far from us, the best remedy is remembering who God is and how He has worked on our behalf before. What are your mental photographs of God’s faithfulness? What are your memory stones? Do you have verses underlined in your bible, have you written down answere
Forty years after leaving Egypt, the people of Israel were ready to enter the land of Canaan. Moses had died in the wilderness together with the adult generation which had left Egypt. Joshua had ta…
While resting in the Lord culminates in deeper trusting of the Lord; we demonstrate trust when “be still” means move forward.
How can we receive God’s help in Challenging times? 4 simple steps
By Elizabeth Prata I ran a community newspaper. Something that was important was to feature the community in the newspaper. I went around endlessly taking pictures of everything happening. My graph…
Blog by Greg Laurie – “Repercussions in Eternity” – How we live our lives today can impact others for decades to come and in eternity
Have you found home, friends? God is our home. He always has been. He is always a place, a person that we can come back to.
“I like God in the New Testament. He’s so loving. I’d rather not read the Old Testament; the God there is so angry and full of wrath.” And that, my friends, is how many peop…
Det finns nog ingen vers som är mer kär hos antitrinitianer än Joh. 17:3 eftersom det står där att Gud Fader är DEN ENDE SANNE Guden – läs mer här. (Precis som om detta skulle utesluta att oc…
The Bible teaches that Jesus is God These are just some of the evidence for that Jesus is God who once came in the form of flesh to live as man here on earth. Between Genesis and Revelations there …