Short Devotion : 1 Corinthians 7:23

Short Devotion : 1 Corinthians 7:23

Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings.” 1 Corinthians 7:23 We can unwittingly become slaves to other people’s teachings or traditions. Some use their authority and...
Index of blog posts

Index of blog posts

I’ve been writing on blogs since June 2005 so there are over 2,000 posts on this site. This post will help you navigate them. The links here will take you to index pages where you will find lists of links to actual posts. Alternatively, you can use the search...
Review: National Geographic Women of the Bible

Review: National Geographic Women of the Bible

Jean-Pierre Isbouts is a well-qualified historian, but not a theologian, so he comes to the topic of Women of the Bible from this perspective. He shares interesting historical and archaeological information about a random selection of women, namely Eve, Hagar, Sarah,...
Book Review : Interpreting the Parables

Book Review : Interpreting the Parables

The best part of Interpreting the Parables was part 2: The meaning and significance of individual parables. In this section, he divides individual parables into three-point and two-point/one-point parables. I enjoyed the way Blomberg expounded the parables and how he...
Short Devotion : Luke 11:52

Short Devotion : Luke 11:52

Read more of my short devotions on this blog or on Pinterest. “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.” Luke 11:52 The religious...
Book Review : Inspired

Book Review : Inspired

Inspired by Rachel Held Evans is a journey through the various genres of the Bible where Rachel shares insights into the different types of literature and the Jewish context. While there are times when western Christians do take poetic sections and metaphors in the...
Index for the Bible Study Place

Index for the Bible Study Place

In June 2007 I started, The Bible Study Place, which I hoped would become an online Bible study group, but I quickly became the only person commenting. While this was disappointing I found the exercise spiritually beneficial so I continued. Eleven years later, I...