It has been a hot and dry year so far in Minnesota. It wasn’t that long ago farmers could hardly get into the fields to plant their crops because it was raining all the time and I was mowing my lawn as much as twice a week. This year things are definitely different. We always…
Fairness and equality are things we hear a lot about these days. They are nice to talk about but extremely hard to achieve. The best approach I have heard of is that we should seek to give everyone the same opportunities but that it’s not realistic to expect everyone will achieve the same outcomes. If…
There are sixteen prophets in the Old Testament who have books of the Bible named after them. This Bible study is not about any of them. This Bible study is about the dozens of other prophets who prophesied but who did not end up with books of the Bible named after them. Click here to…
We have come to the time of the church year when especially focus on living as Christians in this world. Christians face many challenges in this world. Sometimes those who are close to us, maybe even members of our own families, think we are out of our minds to follow Jesus. Jesus had the same…
What is the number one qualification for someone who is going to take care of Jesus’ sheep? Find out in this study of the twenty first chapter of the Gospel of John, the last study in this series. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him…
In this study of the second half of the twentieth chapter of the Gospel of John, our risen Lord Jesus shares a message of peace with his disciples and overcomes the doubts of Thomas. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but…
John 17 is sometimes referred to as the other Lord’s Prayer. Instead of teaching us to pray, “Our Father who art in heaven…” as with the traditional Lord’s Prayer, John 17 is an entire chapter where Jesus prays to his Father in heaven for his disciples. He prayed this prayer right before he went to…
Christ is risen, He is risen indeed, Alleluia! This study of the first part of John, chapter twenty, focuses on Jesus’ initial resurrection appearances. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his…
Some have called Acts 10:34-48 “Jesus 101,” because it’s like an introductory course on Jesus. This makes sense because Peter is speaking to a group of uncircumcised Gentiles. They had very little knowledge of Jesus or God so Peter had to keep it simple. Acts 10:34–48: So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I…
All the details that the Bible gives us about Jesus’ death on the cross are not just details. As we see in this study of the nineteenth chapter of the Gospel of John, they are important elements of the wonderful story of God’s dying love for sinners. “For God so loved the world, that he…
