Podcast: Jackie Hill Perry on Recording the Entire ESV Bible: “It Changed Everything”
Jackie Hill Perry shares what it was like to spend over sixty-five hours reading God's word aloud in a recording studio with unsaved audio engineers listening in the whole time.
God’s Word Is Living and Active (Even Genealogies)
Ian J. Vaillancourt
Is there any hope that reading a biblical genealogy can lead us to encounter God? The (perhaps surprising) answer is yes, but first we need to learn about the purpose of these passages.
The Gospel in Zephaniah
Dane Ortlund
People are rebellious, even God’s people, but God himself insists on doing his people eternal good anyway.
What Should We Keep in Mind When Considering the Ethics of the Bible?
Gregory Goswell
When we speak about the ethics in the Bible, we are not just thinking of the Old Testament law or of the Sermon on the Mount, nor do we only have in mind actual moral instructions, injunctions, and prohibitions.
The Book of Isaiah Centers Around the Hope of the Coming of Christ
Mark Dever
The book of Proverbs tells us that “hope deferred makes the heart sick” (Prov. 13:12). Have you ever had that kind of heart-sickness? Isaiah is a book that cures it by pointing us to the hope of Christ.
How John Owen and Augustine Differed in Their Understanding of Cain and Abel
Kelly M. Kapic,
Ty Kieser
The city of man is oriented toward self-love, while the city of God is oriented toward the love of God as the ultimate goal of human life. These two cities are founded by the first brothers, Cain and Abel.
Entering into the Loneliness of Job
Christopher Ash
There is a deep sense in which the lonely sufferings of Jesus Christ mean that no believer today is called to enter Job’s loneliness in its full depth.
What to Do When God Doesn’t Answer
Christopher Ash
We are called, as was Job, to begin our lives of discipleship with the fear of God and repentance from evil.
Blessed: How the Old Testament Helps us Make Sense of Revelation with Andrew Sach (Episode 3)
Nancy Guthrie
Join Nancy Guthrie as she talks with Andrew Sach about how the more we keep our eyes and ears open for Old Testament imagery and allusions, the less strange the book of Revelation will seem.
Why Do We Fail to See God?
Paul David Tripp
Sometimes we struggle with God not because he is unloving or unfaithful (he never is!) but because our values don’t match his.
Taking a Closer Look at Psalm 45
Daniel Stevens
The main question that I want you to ask as we look at this psalm, or to have in your mind at least, is “Why is this psalm here?”
2 Reasons We Don’t Know How to Lament
Mark Vroegop
The notion that lament isn't familiar is actually an indictment of the state of the American church.
No One in Our Lives “Always” Acts a Certain Way—Except God
David Gibson
Every. Single. Day. Always. The Lord has no off days and no half-hearted days. No days where instead of pursuit he dawdles in his goodness or forgets to follow in his mercy.
Why We Don't Have to Hide Our Pain from God
Lydia Brownback
Like a child going to a parent, we don't have to clean up our spiritual act to pour out our hearts to God.
Grabbing Imagination by the Hair
Matthew P. Ristuccia
In grabbing our attention, God grabs our imagination.
You Were Designed for Spirituality
Justin L. McLendon,
Christopher W. Morgan
Humans are created good and blessed beyond measure, being made in God’s image, with an unhindered relationship with God, and with freedom.
Why Study the Books of Jonah, Micah, and Nahum?
Kristofer Holroyd
Each book of the Bible has something unique, something distinct, to teach us about God, about ourselves, and about the meaning of life.
How Psalm 145 Saved My Ministry
Paul David Tripp
I can’t tell you how many times in my early days of ministry I questioned if God had really called me into pastoral ministry.
Why Study the Book of Genesis?
Mitchell M. Kim
Genealogies form the backbone of the book of Genesis.
The Key to True Happiness
James A. Johnston
Everyone wants to have a good life. What will make you truly blessed?
Was Jehu’s Cunning Against the Baal Worshipers a Good Thing?
John Woodhouse
In Israel in the ninth century BC, under the influence of the house of Ahab, people had exchanged the truth about God for a lie. The lie was Baal.
Why Must We Read the Old and New Testament as a Unified Body of Scripture?
Daniel Stevens
We need to recognize that the one God who spoke in the Old Testament also speaks in the New Testament.
Our King Has Come
Jen Wilkin
But God’s plan to liberate his people exceeded anything they could have hoped for. He intended liberation from the tyranny of sin itself.
How to Find Yourself in the Psalms
Paul David Tripp
I love the psalms because we find ourselves, but even more significantly, we find our Lord in the psalms.
Psalm 90 Reminds Us That Our Suffering Is Temporary
Winfree Brisley
In times of distress or trouble, I often find myself turning to Psalm 90. God has been our dwelling place throughout all generations. From everlasting to everlasting, he is God.
Learning to Hate for All the Right Reasons
Carolyn Mahaney,
Nicole Mahaney Whitacre
Like Solomon, we must hate life. We must hate its terms and dread its end. We cannot control or comprehend anything.
When the Sun Rose, the Son Rose
Andrew Wilson
In some ways the exodus is a death and resurrection story, but in many other ways the death and resurrection of Jesus is an exodus story.
Are You Intimidated by the Old Testament?
Alec Motyer
Do you find the Old Testament more than a little bit daunting? Don’t worry, you are not alone.
The Hope of the Resurrection That Is Found in the Old Testament
Nicholas G. Piotrowski
Where does the concept of resurrection come from? Why is it necessary for Jesus to be raised? It’s because it’s already predicted in the Old Testament.
God Is Great, God Is Good
Lee Tankersley
Our need to anchor our souls with the reminder of God's goodness and greatness hasn't changed.