by ccpwebteam | Jan 5, 2017 | Bible Study, Spiritual Life
Happy New Year! Here’s a great post from New Testament scholar Tom Schreiner: Why Doesn’t Our Faith Move Mountains? Peter tells us Paul wrote some things that are hard to understand (2 Pet. 3:16). Jesus said some difficult things, too. Twice the Lord told his...
by Brian | Nov 16, 2016 | Bible Study, Culture
Two of the most common forms of literature in the bible are songs and prophecies. They come together in the fifth chapter of the prophecy of Isaiah, where God directs the prophet to sing a song. God gives Isaiah the lyrics to this song, and they make up the chapter....
by Brian | Nov 8, 2016 | Bible Study, Spiritual Life, Technology
You shouldn’t use your phone as your bible. Yes, I know, like, everyone does it. And yes, there are some very convenient things about (some might even say advantages to) simply using your phone (or tablet) as a bible. You can’t really forget it; you can...
by Brian | Aug 2, 2016 | Bible Study
In the introduction to Bruce Waltke’s commentary on Proverbs he offers some short studies on some of the characters who occur most often in the book. His section on “the mocker” (often translated, “scoffer”) is especially helpful. Reading...
by Brian | Jun 24, 2016 | Bible Study, Current Events
Here are some great insights from Alec Motyer, on Isaiah 25:4-5, which reads The earth mourns and fades away, The world languishes and fades away; The haughty people of the earth languish. The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have...
by Brian | Mar 21, 2016 | Bible Study
A few weekends ago a bunch of us took a weekend away to study the entire letter of 1 Peter. Today I wanted to share the booklet we used for the weekend. Below is the original booklet, as well as a new “general” format which erases most references to our...