Behold the blood of the covenant

I’ve said many times that reading the Bible is the greatest thing you can do to advance your spiritual maturity. Today I have to tell you a story about why this is the case. I have a theological pet peeve. It’s a topic that I’m opinionated on, but...

What’s with the number 2? 🤔

When you find the pattern, you will know what it means. The number one thing any believer can do to advance their maturity in faith is to read their Bible. In 2025 I’m doing the Chronological Bible again. The book itself looks a little worse for wear after being...

from the back to the front

Happy New Year! It’s so odd for me to say that it’s now 2025.  That’s the kind of date that I used on strategic planning documents in the late 1990s when I wanted to pick a date “really far out in the future”. Now it’s what I have...

Read Your Bible

Happy New Year! It’s so odd for me to say that it’s now 2025.  That’s the kind of date that I used on strategic planning documents in the late 1990s when I wanted to pick a date “really far out in the future”. Now it’s what I...

infamy

An historic day devastating action points to an even more historic action of divine consequence. Yesterday was the day that bears a unique moniker.  “A day which will live in infamy.” So said the American president FDR on December 7, 1941. He was, of...

the not-so-secret enemy of the Bible

It’s a beautiful Sunday in Arizona. The sky is blue and the weather is warm (some still call it “HOT!!”). I’m sitting at my desk for the first time in a while, with something on my hear to share with you. I’ve been working on a secret...

it’s not your promise

https://www.dennis-stevenson.com/product/study-the-bible-old-testament-bundle-paperback/Hi , Some verses in the Bible just sound really awesome. I mean what they say sounds like really high impact language that speaks to our hearts today. They are the kinds of verses...

History has its eyes on you

When the musical Hamilton took Broadway by storm, my daughter fell in love with it. Consequently, our household was filled with the soundtrack of the performance. There are definitely many great songs in that musical. I’ve  watched the video of it.  And...

using big theological terms like a pro

Normally I like to send out emails on the weekend.  But this weekend my brain just didn’t want to work.  Does that ever happen to you?  Every time I wanted to sit down and dash off something profound and witty, it just said “nope, no way.” So I...

an Agatha Christie Old Testament

Do you like to read mysteries? Is it fun to pit yourself against the author to see if you can figure out whodunnit before the sleuth?  Or are you maybe the kind of reader who never figures it out first, but loves all the twists and turns and red herrings? There is...

Breaking out the maximum nerd

I’m on a kick about the Old Testament. I suppose in some circles that might be considered gauche.  But I don’t care. I’ll happily embrace the Bible Nerd ethos. I’m working on a secret project right now that will double down on the Old Testament...

let you in on a secret

It’s been 2,273 days (almost 6.25 years) since I launched my second book. (The first book is a different story for a different email.) Since then, I’ve published another 10 books. Plus a handful of short stories. Some days it feels pretty random.  Other...