Why is Israel so important in God’s ‘Story’? As a person of British descendant I could feel left out – as can other people of...
As we explore what it means to live God's ‘Story’, I begin by proposing two problems and a solution. Problem #1 We don’t know God’s...
The New Testament opens with a genealogy that is “shorthand” for God’s ‘Story’ up to that point (Matthew 1:1-17). Knowledge of this...
As you read or listen intentionally to the Historical Backbone of the Bible do you ask what it means for your life? If you've reached...
A tour of an unfamiliar place can make all the difference. I’ve traveled to many foreign cities. Some of them are just blurred in my...
As we approach 1000 B.C., God’s ‘Story’ shifts from the turmoil of Judges to the potential of Kings. In our survey of 1 and 2 Samuel...
Solomon represents glory days for Israel; the Exile, a desperate time. Between these two are four centuries of national decline...
I have a confession. The first time I read the Bible from cover-to-cover it was hard slogging for me. I found that finishing the Old...
"How to assemble a jigsaw puzzle” is another title I could have used. One of the Christmas traditions of our family is a communal...
Turning the page from Genesis to Exodus takes us forward almost 400 years. The descendants of Jacob, renamed Israel, have multiplied...
We all experience a pull to conform to the dominant culture in which we live. What is the reason for this pull? As suggested last...
How can it be “Good” if Jesus was crucified on that Friday? That was something I found contradictory. The crucifixion of Jesus was...
It’s a ‘story’ packed with tense drama, action, sex, deceit, miracles, and more. Here’s a C.H.E.C.K. list of five benefits you...
How do you experience genuine renewal in worship? And how do you recognize it? Remembering Asa In “3 Steps for Eliminating Idols,”...
In high school we used litmus paper to reveal whether a solution was acidic or alkaline. This has become a metaphor. Litmus test: “a...
There was a radical shift in Canadian society on Friday, June 15, 2018. Perhaps we could say that the dominant culture showed its true...
