Q: How did Jesus view the Old Testament? The Rev. Scott Gordon, pastor, Claycomo Baptist Church: Regarding the Old Testament, Jesus made two very important statements. In relationship to his followers ...

"Then the Lord will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over its places of assembly a cloud by day and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night. Indeed, over all the glory there will ...

If you relate to my question last week of “Why bother reading the Bible?” — then I hope you’ll jump in for a four-week overview of the 66 books in the testaments, both older and newer. Let’s begin at ...

The ancient Scriptures are a surprising source of support in our struggles with stress. Until recently, I didn’t think I was an anxious person. Then, in a single year, I finished writing my PhD thesis ...

Thanks for clicking. I always appreciate my loyal readers who keep this study going since its humble beginnings in February 2020—also, a warm welcome to newcomers who are seeking to know more about ...

You search the scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness to me; yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life” (John 5:39, 40, RSV). The ...

Robert Burns’s famous couplet came to mind as I read this book: “O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us / To see oursels as ithers see us!” In this case, the “Power” is two Jewish scholars, Amy-Jill ...

Find today’s readings here. “God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, blessed are you. Help me, who am alone and have no help but you, for I am taking my life in my hand. As a child I used to ...

Is God really the same in the Old and New Testaments? Did Jesus show up in the Old Testament? Just what is a typology? Has ...

Those who are familiar with the Hebrew Bible, commonly called the Old Testament, are familiar with a variety of heroes of Israel, such as David, Solomon, Josiah and others, all of whom were loyal to ...

Coloring the world into tidy blocks with sharp edges feels natural today. Nations look solid on a classroom map. But that way of seeing the planet had to be learned, and a surprising teacher helped ...