Esther is a real-life Cinderella, an orphan girl far away from home who marries the greatest king in the world. But true to biblical-historical form, her story is not Disneyfied.…
Ahasuerus is a king among kings. He convenes the nobles and princes from his vast empire to feast and drink for six months, gaining consensus for war on Greece. He…
The book of Esther is one of two in the Bible named after women. It’s even more unique in that it’s the only book that doesn’t mention God. It took…
Our crazy presidential election is here and the Bible has a lot to say about how Christians should conduct themselves in elections and the aftermath.
The Reformation turns 499 tomorrow, but we can celebrate today because it’s true. As with so many momentous moments in history, Martin Luther had no idea what he was getting…
Paul ends this magnificent letter where he began—with grace and peace. He sums up his message: the motives of those who distort the gospel are selfish and cowardly, joy is…
What you do matters. Paul is coming to the end of his letter and takes time to explain that we reap what we sow. We easily forget this because the…
The fruit of the Spirit and the works of the flesh show up in the church community. Paul wants the Galatians and all Christian to abound in love and to…
Christians are redeemed to live free in the Spirit. What does that freedom look like? Paul doesn’t leave us with our illusions, but paints the Christian life with its war…
The gospel results in our freedom from sin. We are totally forgiven in Jesus and can do nothing to jeopardize or add to our salvation. Tragically, as soon as truth…