What are God's motives behind exiling Israel in the book of Isaiah?   Introduction The Old Testament Prophets seem to portray God as punitive. God often appears harsh and angry in his words of judgment against Israel and the surrounding nations. How is a new Christian (or seasoned Christian) in the midst of suffering, to react when they pray, “God, I want you to speak to me” and proceed to open directly to Isaiah 3:13 which speaks ominously about how the LORD “has taken his

What constitutes good biblical leadership?   Introduction From a worldly perspective, good communication, resilience [1] , years of work...

A few summers back I had the joy of spending a weekend at this place called Malibu along the sunshine coast. This camp, nestled in a...

Introduction             Matthew opens his Gospel by tracing Jesus’ lineage back to Abraham (Mt. 1:2-16). He is intentional about...

This is a paper I wrote for a class on Biblical Interpretation, which compares the biblical interpretation methods of typology and...

Introduction The central message of Christianity is that God is love and the central requirement for Christians is to live by love. [1] ...

Introduction             Within the contemporary world, there is a powerful trend marked by its tendency to abandon the notion that there...

Historical, Biblical and Cultural Background The account of the golden calf is recorded in Exodus 32. Prior to this event, the people of...

If we understood just how high we already are in Jesus, seated at the right hand of the Father, then we would stop trying to climb and...

It can be so easy to avoid digging into difficult questions. Truth is often like a puzzle, it takes time to sift through the different...

I wrote this paper for a philosophy course I am taking about suffering and belief in God. In this paper, I use the movie The Passion of...

Why is idolatry so dangerous? The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your...

There is a song that I love. Within is the following verse. I know who goes before me, I know who stands behind, the God of angel armies...

We live in a very broken world. Sickness, death, depression, fear, murder, war, cancer, abandonment, pain, suffering, stress and anxiety...

Being absent minded is one of the most detrimental mindsets to my productivity and mental well-being throughout the day. When I am lost...

Why should I read my Bible? “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105) Something I have been learning...

Why do we feel pain? This morning I heard the quiet, still voice of Jesus say, “Let’s go for a walk around the pond.” I had just finished...

How can I love as Jesus loves? In order to love you must first be connected to the source of love. If we establish that the root of all...

What is the good life? The good life is a life where individuals can fulfill that which they were made to do. To live up to one’s purpose...