We aren’t exactly sure of who wrote the Book of Hebrews and the context of why it was written. Common views of authorship include Luke, Clement, Barnabas, Apollos, Timothy, Peter, Silas, Jude, and of course Paul. Yeah, pretty long list of candidates. While the specific context is not known either, fewer suggestions than those of authorship are offered. One...

Consider all of the difficulties the young church had been through to this point in its history: Peter and John’s arrest (Acts 4)Ananias and Sapphira’s deception (Acts 5)The apostles on trial (Acts 5)The dispute between the Hebraic and Hellenistic Jews (Acts 6)Stephen’s martyrdom (Acts 7)Severe persecution and scattering (Acts 8) Yes, the church had also experienced great joys, but...

Who are you? Easy enough question, right? But stop and think about how we tend to answer this. What is the first response you would give beyond your name? Perhaps that you are a husband, a wife, or a parent. Perhaps what you do for a living. Perhaps your nationality, your gender, your ethnicity, or where you live. All...

Most people reading this are doing so from North America, and most of them from within the United States. Which means few, if any, of us have suffered for the gospel. Facing Adversity for the Gospel While we might talk about persecution for our faith, the reality is that what we experience is a mild form of persecution—more along...

There is just something about putting on clean clothes. I love when I work outside and get all dirty, and then go in to shower and put on clean clothes. It’s a great feeling. Or, there have been times when I have gotten soaked, and to clean up and put on dry clothes feels amazing. I think Paul experienced...

I have to admit, I have watched and enjoyed the Cobra Kai series. If you aren’t familiar with Cobra Kai, it is a series based on the Karate Kid film franchise, which is an incredibly cheesy, vintage 80s, spectacle in of itself. I was a teen in the 80s when the first Karate Kid was released, but when I...