It’s amazing to me that with everything going on during Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem, he still took time to humbly wash his disciples’ feet. Though footwashing was common in the ancient world, there was no precedence for someone of Jesus’ stature to perform such an act of humble service.…

Every now and then you come across a series of books and know immediately that you’ll be a lifelong fan. That’s exactly how we feel about the New Studies in Biblical Theology Collection (NSBT). This collection of books is built on the desire for Christians to better understand their Bibles…

The central redemptive act of our covenant-keeping God in the Old Testament is the Passover and Exodus. Through these two separate but hardly unrelated events, God redeemed his people and judged their enemies. He gained glory over Pharoah, his army, and all the Egyptians so that they knew he is…

Jesus taught his disciples that the true condition of people’s hearts is made evident by their words and actions. He says in several places, “by their fruit you will recognize them . . . every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the unhealthy tree bears bad fruit. A good tree…

As the voice crying in the wilderness, John the Baptist began his ministry by calling his people to repentance. His people demonstrated this repentance by baptism, which was probably something like a ceremonial cleansing. But the teaching of John the Baptist pointed toward another baptism, to the coming one who…

I’m sure we’ve all had those moments when we’ve questioned the seeming vanity of life under the sun. It could be the endless pursuit of ever-fleeting satisfaction. Or the mind-numbing monotony of repetitious work. If we’re being honest, I think we can say that the source of this sense of…