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An Honest Prayer – Jeremiah
Recently in my Bible reading I've been in Jeremiah. God sent him as a prophet to people who were not going to listen to him. Jeremiah knew this ahead of time, yet still got very frustrated at the people's response to God's words and to himself. Not only did they not...
Bible Study – Little Old Testament Details
I've heard it said that to understand the Gospel you don't have to be Jewish, but it helps! Books have been written about all the Old Testament details and prophecies that were fulfilled in Jesus, and all of these things have Jewish contexts. The more you understand...
God’s Attention
A while back my dad was teaching Sunday School and commented that God is so big He can give us each His attention. I want to talk about that. Sometimes we act like God created everything and just left it to run on its own. We act like God doesn't care as much as He...
Growing in Bible Study
The Bible is filled with important lessons. When we teach them to children, we often only tell the stories, or simplify things into a version they can understand. Sometimes we pare things down for very young children who can't understand larger themes yet. Even for...
In Jesus’ Name
When you do something in someone's name, you are doing it on their behalf, with their authority, as if you are that person. So people will rightly assume that you have permission or orders to do this thing, whether you actually do or not. If you are a Christian, you...
Divine Tempo
Yesterday I was listening to my dad teach Sunday School. One of the things that stuck out was getting on God's timetable. God doesn't view or do time like we do. He invented it and sees it all at once, so while we're sitting here in a hurry wishing God would do or say...