Ben Reichert
Maybe you've heard about the deuterocanonical books. Are these "extra books of the Bible" that people have forgotten, or something else?...
Bethany Verrett
Just because God was not speaking at that time does not mean this was an uneventful period in Israel’s history. Though He was not speaking, God was working all things out for His glory and for the sal...
Mike Leake
I do not believe that these years of silence are like a spurned lover or an angry parent who chooses silence over communication. The people had rebelled and God was continuing to hand them over to jud...
Bethany Verrett
Jesus’ message conflicted with both approaches. The Pharisees and Sadducees were important figures rising to prominence in Israel after the return from exile through the first century, but Jesus’ impo...
Mike Leake
I do not believe that a simple reading of Scripture would lead one to believe that there is an extended time of purifying that a believer must endure upon their death. On the whole the Scriptures seem...
Ed Jarrett
Circumcision is a through-line in the Bible. Old Testament believers performed this act as a sign of their devotion to God, and New Testament believers debate the "circumcision of the heart." But why ...
Valerie Fentress
Judaism is one of the three major religions of our world. But when was Judaism founded? ...
Ed Jarrett
I do not believe there are any “coincidences” in the Bible. I believe that the author of the Bible, God, is intentional in what he includes. And that much of the Old Testament is only understood fully...
Bethany Verrett
The people were celebrating the arrival of a man they believed fulfilled important religious prophecy, and who could usher in peace and redemption. Prior to this moment, there had been other people wh...
Alyssa Roat
It was a census, decreed by Caesar Augusts, that brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem where Jesus was born. This was foretold in the Old Testament, but what exactly is a census, and did Mary and Josep...
Britt Mooney
In 1517, small-town monk Martin Luther marched up to the castle church in Wittenberg and nailed his 95 theses to the door. What led him to write these theses, and how did change how we understand Chri...
Dr. Michael A. Milton
There are plenty of variations, not only within Protestant, Orthodox, Roman Catholic communities but also within Bible editions. Indeed, the history of “what’s in” and “what&rs...