Read the passage here. Last time, we left off in chapter 8 with the second battle of Ai. Strictly speaking, chapters 6 (or the end of chapter 5) to chapter 8 give us a narrative … Read More
Joshua 8:30-35
Read the passage here. We are going through the book of Joshua quite quickly. In fact, we are going to pass over most of the book, but I hope to touch on enough of the … Read More
Joshua 7:1-26
Read the passage here. Our passage today follows immediately upon the passage that we read last week, the battle of Jericho. As such, we can expect that the themes that we saw in that passage … Read More
Joshua 5:13-6:27
Read the passage here. Last week, we mentioned that a major theme in Joshua had to do with possessing the land, and land, as we noted, is closely tied with nationhood – and we want … Read More
Joshua 1:1-9
Read the passage here. Today we are returning to the Old Testament for a new series. Or perhaps it might be more accurate to say we’re resuming our series on the Old Testament. We are … Read More
Resident Aliens
Last week we wrapped up our series on the gospel of Matthew. If you recall, we approached Matthew through the lens of several themes and motifs. One of the key themes was framed in the … Read More
Matthew 28:16-20
Read the passage here. Today is our final day in the gospel of Matthew. It has been quite a long journey – over a year in the book – though to be honest, we could … Read More
Matthew 28:1-10
Read the passage here. Today is Easter Sunday. Today we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Two thousand years ago, on what we remember as Good Friday, Jesus was crucified. He was crucified … Read More
Matthew 27:11-26
Read the passage here. Today is the sixth Sunday in Lent, or (and perhaps better known as) Palm Sunday. Because of the way we’re working through the book of Matthew, the passage usually associated with … Read More
Matthew 26:69 – 27:10
Read the passage here. Today is the fifth Sunday in Lent and we are continuing our walk through the final chapters of the gospel of Matthew – that is, the passion narrative, or the part … Read More