The creation of human beings was the crowning event of the Genesis creation narrative. God pronounced all of the creation good, and the Bible’s authors frequently remind us that while the whole creation reflects God’s glory, nothing in the creation […]

In Acts 16, Paul and Silas were thrown in prison for preaching the Gospel. Their response was to spend the night praying and singing hymns, in the midst of which there was an earthquake so violent that the doors of […]

Psalm 35 is one of David’s psalms of lament. David feels threatened on every side and cries out to the Lord asking for protection. The two primary images in the psalm relate to warfare on the one hand and the […]

John is sometimes referred to as the “beloved disciple” or the “disciple who Jesus loved.” Interestingly, John, perhaps more than any other biblical writer, also frequently calls Christians to experience and share the love of Christ. This verse is situated […]

Paul spends much of 2 Corinthians telling the story of his missionary travels. Here he expresses his gratitude for the previous encouragement and comfort he and Titus had received from the Corinthians, and he goes on to hope that he […]