“If I were an advertising executive writing promotional copy for the sale of the memoirs of Nehemiah … I would have an easy and
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In the second parable of Matthew 13, Jesus tells a story about a land-owner, his wheat field, and a dastardly plot by an enemy
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The thirteenth chapter of Matthew’s gospel records an abrupt shift in Jesus’s teaching ministry. Responding to his formal rejection as messianic King by Israel’s
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After a seven-decade-long, divinely-orchestrated, and well-deserved disciplinary timeout in Babylonian exile, God’s chosen people are allowed (and encouraged!) to return back to the Promised
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In a dramatic shift in tactics, noted by his disciples themselves, Jesus begins teaching the crowds using parables in Matthew 13. But what brought
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Up to this point in Matthew’s gospel there has been a consistent and clear proclamation of the nearness of the kingdom of heaven (see
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In the Spring of 2020, the Adult Sunday School class at Oakridge began working our way through the book of Acts. What follows are
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While the books of Samuel and Kings are hefty, jam-packed, and quick-moving texts, they’re only the first two pairs of a history-rich triplet. We
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Suffering and pain, trials and hardships, discouragement and anxiety. These are all guaranteed realities of the human condition—that is, being sinful people living in
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In Psalm 84 we see the author describe the longing they feel within themselves to be in God’s presence and worship Him the way
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Like Samuel before them, the biblical books of First and Second Kings record many exciting and well-known stories that involve many memorable characters throughout
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In Matthew 12, we read one of the most pivotal moments in the entire gospel account: Jesus presents the evidence that he is the
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