Even though you enjoy many good things in life, is there one big thing that is missing? Abram (later called Abraham) was rich, powerful, and famous, but he longed for one key element to complete his life. In Genesis 15, God confirmed his promises to Abram by means of a covenant and a ceremony that apparently put God in a dangerous position but secured all that Abram and we need for our lives.
God's presence in the early church produced awesome acts of community giving and healing but also an awesome judgment against hypocrisy and deception.
The opposite results of David’s and Saul’s desperate measures hold lessons about how to live in the world while not being of the world.
There is a popular expression that says "seeing is believing." However, many people saw the amazing signs performed by Jesus and did not believe...