It is very instructive to read through the book of Esther with special attention to key relationships in the story. Our goal is to glean from the story how relationships matter. In chapter 5, we are entering the peak of the action of the story where Esther’s relationship with King Xerxes has the potential of… Read More
The Mother of Moses
The OT is full of prominent characters whose lives are living proof that God uses individuals to help mature the faith of others and to see how they go on to help others to do the same. The types of relationships are diverse: family relationships, ministry-type relationships, mentoring-type relationships, as well as two prophet-king relationships…. Read More
“Let It Be Done to Me According to Your Word” – Mary, the Mother of Jesus
“Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word,” Mary declares to the angel of the Lord (Luke 1:37–38). She’s just been told she’s going to bear the Son of God, the Savior of the world! In due course, she travels to the Judean hill country… Read More
The Call of Moses (Exodus 3)
God’s story of his people Israel goes all the way back to his call of Abraham and his promise that he will make him into a great nation and lead his descendants into the Promised Land (Genesis 12:1–3). Over half a millennium later, however, we find Israel chafing in Egypt, oppressed as slave laborers for… Read More
Tackling the Top 5 Questions from Bible Skeptics: Why Truth Matters
Originally posted on Vyrso Voice. My colleagues Josh Chatraw, Darrell Bock, and I wrote our latest book, Truth Matters, as a passionate plea for the importance of truth in our culture today, especially among younger Christians. This is nowhere more important than in the college classroom where skeptical professors often await biblically illiterate students in… Read More