The story of Isaac and Rebekah is fascinating, and this is a close look at the way in which it began.
Tag: Bible Study
Limits to “Train Up a Child”: A Discussion on the Rampant Misuse of Proverbs 22:6
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” How many times have we heard this verse used? How many time have we potentially heard this verse misused?
Book Review: The Queen You Thought You Knew by Rabbi David Fohrman
This exceptional book examines the story of Esther in ways that answer questions I have asked for years and questions I didn’t even know to ask.
Reading the Entire Bible with My Kids
After trying multiple Bible curricula, I decided that simply reading the Bible and discussing it was the best way to teach it to my kids.
Suffering Righteously: A Deep Dive into Hebrews
There are many times when our suffering can simply feel like too much. This a sermon series on Hebrews that helped my perspective during these times of intense challenge.
The Suffering Servant Discourse: Life Lessons from Isaiah
So many times we take our American Christian theology and impose it onto the Bible. It’s possible to learn so many more lessons when we try to view it through the lens in which it was written.
Book Review: Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg
When Jesus spoke, there was an expectation that the audience would know the Scriptures from the Old Testament. If we read the Bible today without understanding those Scriptures, we miss many layers of what Jesus intended us to hear. This book does an excellent job of filling in some of those gaps.
Quiet Time Ideas
Sometimes it’s challenging to figure out what to read during our daily times with God. Here are a few ideas.
A Fishing Story
How my family fishing trip taught me about fishing for people