running exclusively on spiritual energy

It’s a staple of Christian faith, that in the eternal state, we will get new bodies. 1 Corinthians 15 says “For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.” This verse tells us that our perishable...

Reading Exodus is like landing in Oz

Biblical archaeology is sometimes an oxymoron, other times utterly fascinating! I continue to read through my Bible this year. It’s a discipline I recommend every believer undertake. There simply is no other way to get the benefits it affords. Where am I now? ...

number 1 discipleship recommendation

It’s your friendly author of Christian books on Studying the Bible and some thoughtful devotionals. I love writing about God’s word, but today I want to talk about reading it. I just finished reading through the Bible for the year.  Revelation 21 was the...

crisis averted

My kids don’t have any idea what “Y2K” was all about.  They were either too young or not born yet.  Perhaps you don’t know much about it either. At the end of the last century, there was enormous concern that the computer systems which ran,...

all good, no God

It happens every year, and ever hear it gives my heart a little twist – but in August??? It’s a phenomenon that we mark every year.  And every year it draws comments about the timing. But this year really takes the cake! I’m talking about the advent...