It takes more than milk to grow up
A letter to Hebrews (Part 2): Hebrews 4–6 The Corinthians had already been lectured about their need to grow up …
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Dying to beat death
A letter to Hebrews (Part 1): Hebrews 1–3 It’s a crazy idea: how could dying break the power of death? …
Whatever it takes, even death
Paul’s second letter to Timothy: 2 Timothy 1–4 Paul was ready to do anything needed to bring people to the …
Right living
Paul’s letter to Titus: Titus 1–3 Paul’s aim in life was to always bring people to Christ. He also wanted …
You can’t take it with you
Paul’s first letter to Timothy (Part 2): 1 Timothy 4–6 What can you take to heaven with you? Love, faith and …
The Law is for those who need it
Paul’s first letter to Timothy (Part 1): 1 Timothy 1–3 The Law was given so we would know right and wrong. …
Troubles are an opportunity for joy
James’ letter to Jewish believers everywhere (Part 1): James 1–3 This is a message that the western church isn’t too …
Righteousness is the result of salvation
Paul’s letter to the believers in Philippi: Philippians 1–4 The point of behaving well is to show the results of …
Rescued and reconciled with God
Paul’s letter to the believers in Colossae: Colossians 1–4 It’s God who rescued us from our sins and their consequences: Colossians …
An irrefusable request
Paul’s letter to Philemon Paul was blunt about it: he could have just told Philemon to accept the escaped slave, Onesimus, …
Unity in our household
The Christian life is one of submission: submission to God and to each other. This isn’t a cringing subservience. It’s …
Jesus lives and so do we
Paul’s letter to the Ephesians (Part 1): Ephesians 1–3 It sounds like a paradox: we were alive and dead at …
Shipwrecked on Melita (Malta or Mljet)
Paul travels to Rome, surviving a shipwreck at Melita on the way. He’s placed under house arrest in Rome for …
The core of Paul’s theology
Paul languishes in prison, appearing before the governors Felix, then Festus, and then King Agrippa: Acts 24–26 When given only …
The religious rulers riot
Paul appeals to the Jews, starting a riot, appeals to his Roman citizenship to avoid a flogging, then the Roman …
Paul gets protective custody in Jerusalem
Paul goes to Jerusalem and gets arrested when the Jews riot: Acts 20:13–21:36 It was the beginning of the end …
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