Most of us know Psalm 51 as David’s heartfelt prayer after his sin with Bathsheba. It’s the psalm we turn to when we need to confess, when we feel the weight of our sin, when we cry out for God’s mercy. But one little line in the psalm often puzzles people: “Cast me not away … Continue reading Why David Feared Losing the Spirit (and Why You Don’t Have To)
Theology
Gospels vs. Epistles: Key Differences Explained
"To summarize the argument in a phrase: the Gospels major in ramification, the Epistles major in application."
Always Reforming: Eschatology and the Call of Scripture
Here’s the danger: whenever we inherit a fully-formed system—whether dispensational, amillennial, postmillennial, or otherwise—we are tempted to fit the text of Scripture into our eschatology, rather than letting Scripture shape or challenge our views.
Understanding Joshua 1: Courage and Obedience
The message to Joshua is clear: be strong and courageous. But this is where we tend to drift from the meaning of the text.
Moses, the God of Israel?
I've always struggled with this: Moses was clearly not a man on his deathbed. Why would YHWH “put him down” with so much vigor and youth still in his bones?
Weston Blaha 