Turning Back: Wife of Lot

Raised in the verdant Valley of Siddim amid a time of peace and prosperity of every kind, she was living her dream.

Revelation 8: The Power of Prayer

The tremendous power in the prayers of the holy ones was also revealed to John. You and I think of that power as reaching up to God and the Lord responding in divine might. But this time, John watched as these sacred prayers were thrown forcefully back to earth in a startling reversal of how prayer has ever been viewed.

Hebrews: A Better Hope

It had taken two chapters to establish the superiority of the Lord Jesus Christ, as fully God the Son, above every earthly and heavenly principality. Now, the writer was establishing Jesusโ€™ work as also superior, pre-eminent, far above any human priestโ€™s work, even of Aaron himself.

Hebrews: Korah’s Revolt

How could there be a priesthood more perfect than that of Aaron, particularly when God had so protected the sanctity and exclusivity of the Aaronic priesthood for thousands of years?

Hebrews: A Better Priesthood

Melchizedek is a fascinating and mysterious figure in the Bible. Here is the sum total of his appearances in the pages of scripture.

Hebrews: Anchor of the Soul

The writer had given nearly three chapters of exhortation, dire warnings in stern language. Now he turned to encouragement, feeling certain his audience would respond to Godโ€™s call through his letter.

Gospel of John: Inured to the Light

Stepping into the light means stepping out of the darkness of old mindsets, preconceived ideas about God that do not take the whole of Godโ€™s story into account.