WEEKEND EDITION

Prophet of Hope: Cursing and Blessing, Part 2

Zechariah 5:1-4: The prophet has laid down the law for those who have violated God’s law, those who ...

Prophet of Hope: Cursing and Blessing, Part 1

Zechariah 5:1-4: It’s not uncommon for all of us at times, maybe just quietly to ourselves, to feel ...

Prophet of Hope: Not by Might, Nor by Power, Part 2

Zechariah 4:1-14: Power is important, and vital to change, right? Might is the best way to impact the ...

Prophet of Hope: Not by Might, Nor by Power, Part 1

We seem to have an appetite for movies that depict special powers and muscular brawn defeating evil. That ...

Discover Jesus This Christmas

Luke 1:26-38: If we get used to the story of Christmas, we can miss how extraordinary the whole ...

Prophet of Hope: God Disturbs the Comfortable and Comforts the Disturbed, Part 2

Zechariah 1:7-17: Perhaps you're feeling that God has lost sight of you. Perhaps you're frustrated that others who ...

Prophet of Hope: God Disturbs the Comfortable and Comforts the Disturbed, Part 1

Zechariah 1:7-17: The Israelites are back in the Promised Land, but are they returning to their bad habits? ...

Prophet of Hope: Return to the Lord and He Will Return to You, Part 2

Zechariah 1:1-6: We get this totally the wrong way around. The greatest blessing we can have is God, ...

Prophet of Hope: Return to the Lord and He Will Return to You, Part 1

Zechariah 1:1-6: Zechariah is an important book that can speak into someone's situation when they're feeling a little ...

Song of Songs: A Provocative Gospel #5

Intimacy in marriage is God's means of protecting the relationship—it's defensive warfare and it will keep you together. ...

Song of Songs: A Provocative Gospel #4

The distance and loss of real intimacy in marriage seems very difficult to solve. Ultimately the loss of ...

Song of Songs: A Provocative Gospel #3

You cannot interpret this passage without tackling King Solomon. He's sort of a hero figure here, but isn't ...

Song of Songs: A Provocative Gospel #2

Beware of the toothpaste-tube fallacy—going from a small thing (what's the right way to roll up the tube) ...

Song of Songs: A Provocative Gospel #1

Song of Songs is about human love and marriage. It's a love song at a human level. But ...

For Attaining Wisdom The Surprising End of Wisdom

Fear is not a positive virtue, especially when we think of fearing God. So what does the Bible ...

For Attaining Wisdom: Friendship

Social networking through the internet—Facebook, Twitter—the question is raised whether all this interaction is actually improving our relationships. ...

For Attaining Wisdom: Sexual Fidelity, Part 2

There's only one thing harder than living alone—learning to live with another person! Marriage is like juggling—it looks ...

For Attaining Wisdom: Sexual Fidelity, Part 1

We can be creative but not be the Creator; we can invent but not truly create. The "gender ...

For Attaining Wisdom: Principles, Part 2

We will never achieve much nor make life work until we master our fears. The only way to ...

For Attaining Wisdom: Principles, Part 1

Proverbs 1:1-7: There is no ancient literature like the book of Proverbs more likely to enable us to ...

Genesis – A New Beginning: A New Realization

Genesis 50:15-26: These famous words are from the story of Joseph: "You meant it for evil, but God ...