Think of the barren women we encounter in Scripture. Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel in Genesis, Hannah in 1 Samuel, and here, in Luke 1, Elizabeth to name a few. Have you ever wondered why God chose to use so many barren women in the story of Scripture? He did so because He wanted to make a point. If you...

Did prophecies about Jesus stop after the book of Malachi was completed? That’s the question we’re discussing at Luke’s genealogy on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: The importance of not minimizing the gap between the Old and New TestamentsHow prophecies about Jesus continued into the New TestamentWhy John the Baptist is so important in...

How is God at work in the world? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How the Bible puts God’s providence on displayIf there’s a conflict between providence and human responsibilityWhy this doctrine is good news for God’s people Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to...

The Bible tells us that God is at work in the world. But how? Most of us want to think about God working in miraculous ways, or extraordinary displays of his power. But is that the only way, or even the primary way God is at work? Let’s find the answer as we discuss the concept of providence. The...

One of the most challenging elements of any Bible study is coming up to a genealogy. Many people are tempted to skip them altogether, seeing the list as just that—a list. So we think they have nothing to teach us. But when it comes to the genealogies of the New Testament, particularly those we find in the opening chapter...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”A Take of Two Cities by Charles Dickens All children, except one, grow up.”Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie In a whole in the ground there lived a hobbit.”The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.”The Voyage of the...