bible overviews, exegesis/exposition
A downloadable synthetic overview of the Book of Amos. Download (PDF,...
exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics
After completing the detailed grammatical, syntactical and lexical analysis, we need to step back and refocus to the bird’s eye perspective and so some synthesizing. First, we need to identify the overall theme of the book, but by completing the first steps in the...
grace, leadership, lists, priorities, success
#1 The Supremacy of His Glory It’s simple: It is all about Him, end of story. Ephesians 1 illustrates how Father (1:6), Son (1:12), and Holy Spirit (1:14) each work together for the glory of God. His activities serve His own purpose of expressing His character,...
ethics, exegesis/exposition, gratitude
When we read the Apostle Paul’s prayers in his letters we can learn quite a bit about what he was thankful for. While Galatians is unique among Paul’s early letters, in that it does not include any specific prayer, most of his other epistles include prayers on behalf...
bible overviews, exegesis/exposition
A downloadable synthetic overview of the Book of Obadiah. Download (PDF, 8.81MB)...
Jesus, teachings of, theology
In John 6:53-56 we find a strange statement by Jesus that troubled even His disciples (6:60): 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. 54 “He who...
exegesis/exposition, hermeneutics
After we have recognized and understood the relationships of words to each other, we need to examine the words themselves. The context of the word is the greatest definer, but lexical meaning is important. At this point a lexicon is a necessity. The standard authority...
hope, humor, sports, worldview
In a surprisingly highbrow stroke of illustrative humor (I wonder how many of the target audience actually knows how to pronounce quinoa), Bud Light has capitalized on a very interesting aspect of our psyche. The series of commercials that this particular ad belongs...