It is not only the old who are wise or the elderly who understand how to judge.Job 32:9 Job 31-34 Right out of college I had the privilege of teaching in a Christian academy that ranged from Pre-K2 to 5th grade. It was there that I learned early on that some of the wisest people in the world have mandatory naps every day. I would constantly find myself blown away by some of the simple things these...  Read More

How can a human be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure?Job 25:4 Job 23-26 Here is one of the  challenges I've had with Job's friends...they made some very valid points.Consider these words from Bildad in Chapter 25.How can a human be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure? If even the moon does not shine and the stars are not pure in his sight, how much less a ...  Read More

How can a human be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure?Job 25:4 Job 23-26 Here is one of the  challenges I've had with Job's friends...they made some very valid points.Consider these words from Bildad in Chapter 25.How can a human be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure? If even the moon does not shine and the stars are not pure in his sight, how much less a ...  Read More

Why do the wicked continue to live, growing old and becoming powerful? Their children are established while they are still alive, and their descendants, before their eyes.Job 21:7-8 Job 19-22 Until this point, Job’s friends have gone through great lengths to describe how destruction comes upon the wicked. All the things that Job has been experiencing have been likened to the fate of wicked people ...  Read More

“My friends scoff at me as I weep before God.“Job 16:20 Job 15-18 At one point in our lives, each of us may have been seeking a good friend. You may have sought friendship from a sibling, classmate, coworker, or spouse. Many of us have sought kindness and loyalty from others. We have hoped that someone would add positivity to our lives. I’m sure Job sought friendship at one point too. Yet, when di...  Read More

“The earth is handed over to the wicked; he blindfolds its judges. If it isn’t he, then who is it?”Job 9:24 Job 11-14 As promised, today we are focusing on Job’s friends. Let’s just say, things have gotten a little tense. Job begins in chapter three, pouring out his heart in anguish. Eliphaz makes the first rebuttal, accusing Job of not being righteous and attributing his suffering to an assumed l...  Read More

“The earth is handed over to the wicked; he blindfolds its judges. If it isn’t he, then who is it?” Job 9:24 Job 7-10 Today we enter another series of debates between Job and his less-than-compassionate friends. We’ll dive more deeply into his friends’ responses tomorrow. For today, let’s look into this question that Job poses in chapter 9. “...If it isn’t he [God], then who is it?”We encounter th...  Read More

Consider: Who has perished when he was innocent? Where have the honest been destroyed?Job 4:7 Job 4-6 “In my experience..” I’m sure we’ve all said these three words before. Such a term of limitation. Globally, the average human lives about 72 years. In relation to the lifespan of Noah, who we just discussed last week, that’s miniscule! Now compare that to the experience of an eternal God who is no...  Read More

Then they sat on the ground with him seven days and nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering was very intense.Job 2:13 Job 2:11-13 Today I want to take a break from the evidence for our faith and just reflect on the humanness and empathy of this moment. We're going to have plenty of time over the next few weeks to witness these friends struggle to support Job, but...  Read More

“Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “he is in your power; only spare his life.”Job 2:6 Job 2:1-10 One character we haven't discussed much in detail since the start of this study is Satan.Who is he? Where did he come from? What is he capable of?This won't be the last time we come across Satan so it's probably a good idea to get a quick overview before touching on one specific observation from today's...  Read More

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil.”Job 1:8 Job 1:6-22 One of the greatest barriers for unbelievers in accepting the Bible as true and authentic is the character and person of God. Many ask the question, "If there is a God who loves us so much, why is there so much ev...  Read More

There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of complete integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.Job 1:1 Job 1:1-5 Today we are introduced to a new book of the Bible, believed by many to be one of the oldest stories in all of history. Over the next few weeks, we'll discuss many of the themes and thought provoking ideas presented in this book, but let's get some of the c...  Read More

He said: "Canaan is cursed. He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers."Genesis 9:25 Genesis 11 The tower of Babel. Is it fact or fiction? For many years, this story could have been considered a good old wives’ tale. In 1899, that changed dramatically when German archaeologist Robert Koldewey began to uncover remnants of the ancient city of Babel. Located almost 59 miles from Baghdad, Iraq, a...  Read More

He said: "Canaan is cursed. He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers."Genesis 9:25 Genesis 9-10 “Come oooooon Ham!!!” Geez. Get it together. Are you eating popcorn and enjoying the show like I am? Every now and then I want to scream at my Bible as if I’m screaming at the TV. It didn’t take long before mankind started sinning and God started giving out curses. This reminds me of Adam, Eve, ...  Read More

“When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma,  He said to himself, ‘I will never again curse the ground because of human beings, even though the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth onward.  And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.’”Genesis 8:21 Genesis 8 Many people appreciate the Bible because it’s a history book, a documentation of real events. These event...  Read More

Seven days later the floodwaters came on the earth.Genesis 7:10 Genesis 7 Today we are going back into time. This might be hard to imagine, but take a moment and think about this. You’ve been building an ark for 120 years and today is the day you’ve been preparing for. Are you excited, nervous, anxious, relieved? Up until this point, I’m sure Noah received his fair share of taunting from the wicke...  Read More

“Understand that I am bringing a flood—floodwaters on the earth to destroy every creature under heaven with the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish."Genesis 6:17 Genesis 6:9-22 What it would feel like to be the only righteous person on the entire planet? Talk about peer pressure.Noah was that guy. The scriptures say that Noah was righteous and he walked with God. His righteousnes...  Read More

So Methuselah’s life lasted 969 years; then he died.Genesis 5:27 Genesis 5 969 years.If you were Methuselah's age, here is a small sampling of what you would have witnessed in your lifetime11th Century: The Norman Conquest of England and the start of the Crusades.12th Century: The flourishing of Gothic architecture and the Magna Carta.13th Century: The Mongol Empire's vast expansion across Eurasia...  Read More

Cain was intimate with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Genesis 4:17 Genesis 4:17-26 Our reading today brings up a slew of questions like, who did Cain marry? Was it his sister? I thought you couldn't do that? Are we all descendants of Adam and Eve?I'm just going to concede my time to the video below to discuss that a few other things.  Today, take time to reflect on the implic...  Read More

"If you do what is right, won’t you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it."Genesis 4:7 Genesis 4:1-16 Have you ever given thought to that voice, that inner feeling that we all get when we know we're about to do something wrong? Maybe as a follower of Jesus, you attribute that feeling to the Holy Spirit. But w...  Read More

The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit from the trees in the garden. But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, ‘You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.’”Genesis 3:2-3 Genesis 3 As a parent, I know that the best way to ensure my kids don't do the wrong thing is to make sure the wrong thing isn't an option.If I don't want them to eat a lot of cand...  Read More

Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.Genesis 2:7 Genesis 2 Have you ever wondered why humans are so unique? Among the animal kingdom, humanity distinguishes itself from the rest. Yes, we too are mammals who give live birth, are warm blooded and produce milk for our young, but it's clear...  Read More

'In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. , Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he...  Read More

Join us for our brand new reading plan where we will read the entire Old Testament in chronological order while exploring the idea question of whether the Bible is TRUSTWORTHY. This reading plan will dive deep into questions and controversies in scripture that may cause us to wonder whether the words within the Bible are true and worth devoting our lives to.Check back five days a week for a daily ...  Read More