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What About All Those Demons? Part 2

But he replied, "I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns, too, because that is why...

Epiphany: The Appearing of God in Jesus Christ and Through Us

One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, and the Holy...

A Monday Morning Faith

Have you ever wondered if what you're doing with your life and work are really worthwhile? Have you wanted to do something significant for God—to make your life really count?

What We’ve Learned from Animals

So many of our bloggers have clearly learned much from our hoofed, webbed, clawed, and four-legged friends.

Seek Ye First

What is the kingdom of God? Sometimes we equate the kingdom of God with heaven. This misses the precise meaning of the kingdom, though it is closely related to what we call heaven.

Healing and the Kingdom of God

Praise be to you, Lord Jesus, our healer!

Amazing Redemption

One of the distinctive features of Matthew's list of Jesus' ancestors is the inclusion of four women, each of whom had an unusual and painful story to tell.Take Bathsheba, for example (2 Sam. 11-12...

God’s Work of Redemption for Israel (Exodus 5:1-6:28)

In the book of Exodus, God is the essential worker. The nature and intent of that divine work set the agenda for...

Obedience to God (Psalm 2)

Psalm 2 focuses on the house of David. God has chosen this kingdom and its temple, Zion, to be the focus of the kingdom of God. Someday Gentiles will submit to it or...

Conclusions to Ecclesiastes

What are we to make of this mix of good and ill, meaning and vanity, action and ignorance, which the Teacher finds in life and work? Work is a “chasing after wind,” as...

When Work Is a Pleasure (Song of Songs 1:9-2:17)

In Song 1:9-2:7, the man and woman sing of their devotion to each other. He speaks of how beautiful she is, and...

God’s Presence Everywhere (Jeremiah 29)

God’s presence is no longer to be found only in Jerusalem or Judah, but even in the enemy’s capital city.

“Blessed Are the Meek, for They Will Inherit the Earth“ (Matthew 5:5)

The third beatitude puzzles many people in the workplace, in part because they don’t understand what it means to be meek. Many...

Store Your Treasure in Heaven, Not on Earth (Matthew 6:19-34)

Not only are we to ask God for our daily provision, but we also are warned against stockpiling material wealth and other...

Jesus Heals Many (Matthew 8-9)

In chapters 5 through 7, we heard Jesus teaching about the kingdom of heaven coming to earth. In chapters 8 through 9, we see him enacting that kingdom through deeds of compassion and...

Tales of Two Kingdoms (Matthew 11-17)

Jesus’ Death and Resurrection (Matthew 27-28)

More than any other Gospel writer, Matthew emphasizes the earth-shattering implications of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and brings us...

Go and Make Disciples (Matthew 28:16-20)

The Great Commission is to “make disciples,” not merely to “win converts.”