Bible Study Lessons
For the first time in my life I have been watching what I eat. I should have started earlier, but my weight has never been a major issue. At my heaviest I weighed ten pounds more than my high school weight. For the past month I have stopped eating meat and almost all animal products. … Read more
Jesus was a man of the people. He spent time with all kinds of individuals, conversing with tax collectors, fishermen, Pharisees, men, women, and children. In addition, he appointed twelve apostles “that they might be with him” (Mk. 3:14). And he lived with these twelve guys, walking dusty roads with them, eating with them, taking … Read more
We don’t know ourselves very well. The story of Peter declaring his loyalty to Jesus is an illustration of this reality. After Jesus told him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you yourself will disown me three times” (Mk. 14:30), Peter responded, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you” (v. … Read more
The Bible can be used to support anything. But how could people possibly use it to support kidnapping Africans at gunpoint, putting them on ships in repulsive conditions, selling them in the marketplace, and enslaving them for life? This is one of the most disturbing things in the history of Bible interpretation: Americans prior to … Read more
We recently visited the site of the Terracotta Warriors, called Bingmayong in Chinese. Bingmayong is about 30 kilometers (or 19 miles) outside the city of Xi’an in central China. The site was constructed by Qin Shi Huang (259-210 BC), the first emperor of China. After becoming king of the state of Qin at the age … Read more