We all know there are people God brings into our lives we would rather not help. There may even be occasions when helping them means taking risks. Risks that may seem pretty dangerous to us at times. One such occasion occurred in the early church when God called Ananias to…

Ever since the first untrue words were uttered in the garden by the serpent and his lies infiltrated that sacred space, the need to believe the truth became essential. This is all the more true since sin has affected our natural disposition. We are inclined to “suppress the truth” (Rom.…

If you’ve been wanting to dig a little deeper into the Bible but are intimidated by the dense and technical academic commentaries, then we have an excellent option for you—the Opening Up the Bible commentary series. This is a series designed for study, so you could consider it a bridge…

How would you describe your blessedness? What do you find your blessedness in? How do you want God to bless you? The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is an incredible resource for seeing what Scripture says about itself. It consists of more than 500,000 cross-references. Better yet, when used in our…

Have you ever wondered why God gave us five senses? Or have you ever wondered what life would be like without one of your senses? Which sense would you choose to live without if you had to choose one of them? Thankfully, we don’t have to make that choice when…

It is very easy in our day and age to find ourselves fascinated with anything new. It could be a new TV show, a new gadget, a new pet, or a new restaurant. With new things popping up everywhere, it is ever so easy to overlook or forget about the…

On a purely subjective level, I think dreams are one of the strangest experiences we have as humans. They often defy many of the rules that govern our everyday lives and clearly do not “make sense” in our logical world. Dreams are sometimes funny, sometimes scary, and often confusing enough…

The Reformation Commentary on Scripture is a very unique commentary. The editors of this series have given us access into how the reformers understood the Scriptures. Comments are provided by numerous reformers with multiple comments for every passage of Scripture and often for every verse. Considering how challenging it would…

The Reformation Study Bible is an excellent resource that provides numerous comments on the biblical text, but also includes articles on theology and some of the historic creeds and confessions of the church. In this article, we want to highlight the faith that sparked the Reformation, and we’ll do so…