One of the really cool things I enjoy about being married to Carolyn is having a wife who reads the Bible with me.  We’ve done different kinds of Bible study/reading together.  The past few months we’ve been reading through a chronological Bible, which arranges the Bible (or at least attempts to) according to the order Continue reading

Genesis 2:7: “Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” Wow, what a moment–the creation of the first human being!  A man who never had human parents, a man who for a time was Continue reading

Isaiah 30:18: “Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He will rise up to show you compassion.  For the LORD is a God of justice.  Blessed are all who wait for Him!” This passage uses such strong language to express God’s feelings for me.  He longs to be gracious to me!  That Continue reading

John 17:4: “I have brought You glory on earth by finishing the work You gave Me to do.” In this verse, Jesus is nearing the end of His ministry on earth, and He offers this prayer up to God the Father. This particular part of His prayer can be broken down like this: (1) The Continue reading

1 Corinthians 8:1b-3: “…knowledge puffs up while love builds up. Those who think they know something do not yet know as they ought to know. But whoever loves God is known by God.” What imagery! I like the visual contrast between “puffs up” and “builds up.” Something that is puffed up is full of nothing Continue reading

Psalm 115:3: “Our God is in heaven; He does whatever pleases Him.” What a powerful, simple statement!  “Our God is in heaven; He does whatever pleases Him.” He is God, our God.  He is not a figment of our imagination.  He is a real, actual Being.  And He is not a distant, impersonal, aloof God–He Continue reading

Matthew 13:31-32: “He told them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.  Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch Continue reading

Hebrews 8:10: “This is the covenant I will establish with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be My people.” These beautiful words appear several times in Scripture, in both Continue reading