July 28 | Numbers 21:8-9; John 3:14-15 “And the Lord said to Moses, “Make for yourself a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and it will happen that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it will live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on…
July 22 | John 9:3 “Jesus answered, “Neither he sinned nor his parents, rather so that the works of God might be revealed in him.” (John 9:3) I’m a problem solver. When people come to me for counseling or just mention their problems, I want to help them. I look…
There are seven fascinating moments in the Gospels where Jesus was like a revolutionary, healing on the Sabbath. This is my best attempt at understanding why He liked doing it. In my last post, I discussed how healing and casting out demons are used side-by-side by the New Testament authors.…
I have been legally blind since birth and am fascinated with how Jesus healed blind people in the Bible. I want to take a closer look at each method He used. In my last post, I covered Part 1 of Jesus healing blind people in the Bible. In this post,…
We know Jesus changed the lives of everyone He healed, but He especially changed the lives of paralyzed people through healing. I will take a closer look at how He changed their lives. In my last post, I gave the first part of this post on Jesus changing the lives…
Summary: Many people today are baffled by the initial evidence of Spirit baptism, speaking in tongues. Throughout this post, I hope to demystify this precious baptism for believers and help you understand why we speak in tongues when Jesus baptizes us in the Holy Spirit. Introduction In my last post,…
What is "The Word"? Is "the Word" from Genesis to Revelation, and how do I become a doer of "the word"? There are several different ideas you present in your question. The Word refers to Jesus. It’s a reference from John 1:1-5 concerning Jesus and his incarnation. He came into…
Was Moses talking to Jesus on Mount Sinai? Who was at the burning bush? The most obvious answer to these questions is that Moses was talking to God. But I want to be more specific and say he was talking to the Trinity. All three members of the Trinity would…
In Exodus 33, how can Moses speak with God face-to-face and then only look at his back when he passes by Moses in Exodus 34? “Face-to-face” is translated literally in Exodus 33:11. Very few Hebrew idioms are translated exactly because they would make no sense in English. But most translations…
Did the stone at Jesus’ tomb roll uphill? Where was Jesus’ tomb? The Gospel accounts of Jesus’ burial describe the tomb and the stone. But archaeologists question some of the ways that they are described. You can find the accounts of Jesus’ burial in Matthew 27:52-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:30-36;…