“Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures” (Luke 24:45, English Standard Version). My morning reading of the Bible has been somewhat different this week. I have read the same chapter every day. It’s fairly short, only twenty-nine verses, but I haven’t made it to the end of the chapter yet. Perhaps I will get there in a few more days. Why has it taken me so long to read a few verses? It is so rich with so much to absorb, and it’s easier to do it in small bites. We each probably have our own way of…

A new online Bible study series entitled, The Powerful Word, begins Monday, November 6th. In this era of no absolutes and questionable truths, you can take the Word of God to the bank of life.  In this study we will answer the questions where did the Bible come from? How do you know it is the absolute truth of right and wrong, and how do you defend it in a world determined to undermine it?  You will learn the difference between logos and rhema, why the Word is a Person, and how it determines what kind of faith you have.…