On Holy Tuesday, Jesus spends much time teaching. Or perhaps you could say He spends much time correcting and speaking out against the religious leaders. We are going to look at what is often called the “Seven Woes,” where Jesus … Continue reading →

Many things happened to Jesus on Monday of Holy Week, but something that always catches my eye is His cursing of the fig tree. Why did He do that? What did that poor fig tree have to do with any … Continue reading →

Joel had his prophecies hundreds of years before Jesus, hundreds of years before Pentecost Sunday. Today, we see the exact text that Peter preached from on Pentecost. Upon all flesh, God will pour out His Spirit on sons and daughters, … Continue reading →

Today, in Joel 2, we see the Lord’s response. He will drive away the army, and He will do great things to restore and make all things beautiful. He will repay for the years that the locusts have eaten. The … Continue reading →

In Joel 2, we see that God’s day of judgment is far greater than the army of locusts we saw in Chapter 1. That is why we should always be careful when calling down for God’s great judgment; when He … Continue reading →

What is a prophet? What do they do? What is their task? As we begin our time together in the minor prophets, we start first with Joel. We look to Joel, and we see great brokenness. In the face of … Continue reading →

Philemon is an interesting small book in the New Testament. Normally, we see Paul appealing to his authority as an apostle, but he doesn’t do that in this letter. In fact, quite the opposite. Paul appeals to love and relationships … Continue reading →

One of the great tools of our faith is something that we often do not express. Lamentations. There is an entire book of the Bible devoted to this exercise, this cathartic ritual of pain and loss and hurt and weeping. … Continue reading →

Paul reminds us today that we weren’t always a Christian. What does that reminder do for us? It made me think of one of my favorite contemporary Christian songs from the 1990s by Steven Curtis Chapman – Remember Your Chains. … Continue reading →

Paul continues to give Titus advice about how he should train the Christians in Crete. One of the words he continues to give to Titus is self-control. This is mentioned several times in chapter two. Why? Why, for Paul, is … Continue reading →