Homecoming! The people begin to return to Jerusalem, thanks to Cyrus of Persia defeating the Babylonians and ending the exile of the Jewish...

Who got the story right? As we continue reading through #TheBibleInAYear, we turn to 2 Chronicles and King Hezekiah.   Most of us...

As we continue reading through #TheBibleInAYear, we turn to 1 Chronicles and … (wait for it) … ancient Israelite genealogies!...

Flaming chariots, blinded armies and a meal of mercy.  What is going on here! As we continue reading through #TheBibleInAYear, we turn to...

This story is a bit like the red pill in the movie the Matrix.  Reading it challenges our conceptions of free will and how God works in...

This week, we look at another R rated part of scripture: King David’s affair with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband.   As we...

Did you have a sense of wonder about life and about God as a child? Many humans do…but this doesn’t always endure. The book of...

Do conservatives care about the poor?  Do liberals care about family values at all?  The book of Ruth provides us a glimpse at how God...

Welcome to the book of Judges.  R-rated at best, this is an intense book of violence, societal breakdown and strong women.  The book,...