An acorn germinates next to a large two story house. As the years go by the roots eventually work their way into the foundation, eventually displacing the house. Maple seed helicopters float down into...  Read More

“I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.”Paul had an interesting way of praying for peop...  Read More

If you look up the word “gospel” in Wikipedia, you’ll find a nicely summarized entomology of the word as follows: The word gospel derives from the Old English gōd-spell (rarely godspel), meaning “good...  Read More

Colossians 3:16 “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude ...  Read More

Today we mark a significant change in this study. As you can see, we have added a new word to the outline on a spoke in the horizontal position. This has tremendous significance. While God’s Word & Pr...  Read More

This week, as we look beyond what Christ taught directly about prayer, we’ll pick seven other topics that emerge as important and worthy of emphasis. YOU’LL SPEND A LIFETIME IN THIS SUBJECT, and so I ...  Read More

Sometimes, in art, and particularly painting, to make a subject stand out, the artist will use “negative space” (sections of dark and shadow) to bring attention to the “positive space” – i.e. the subj...  Read More

Build a house and at some point, there will be maintenance. Install a landscape, and at some point, there will be weeding, mulching, and trimming. Buy and drive a car, and there will be routine mainte...  Read More

Before we jump into this section of our study, let me make a few comments. First of all, it’s OK not to like memorization. Your culture (if you’re American) has biased you against this form of learnin...  Read More

This week’s studies will require a computer and internet connection. The number of great Bible study sites has grown and deepened to the point where a student of the Bible needs only a laptop and acce...  Read More

A few days ago you read a phrase “Context is King.” A verse of Scripture cannot mean something different out of context and be interpreted accurately! As mentioned earlier, there are three basic kinds...  Read More

For the next two weeks we’re going to be looking at spiritual gifts… and not just spiritual gifts in general, as we read about them in the Bible, but also YOUR PERSONAL spiritual gift(s). It’s excitin...  Read More