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How to Study and Understand the Bible
Studying the Bible can seem like an overwhelming task. With these basic tools, the task of digesting the vast information becomes much more manageable.
how to study the bible • bible study tools • bible references • bible study guide • confused about the bible

A Review of Bible103: Methods of Bible Study
The subject of animals going to heaven is controversial. Have you ever wondered who’s right? Have you ever wondered if God wants us to eat meat? This course teaches you how to study the Bible for yourself.
bible • bible study • bible study methods • strong's concordance • study bible

Big Shiny Planet Bible Studies
Big Shiny Planet is a 6-week Bible study led by Christian artists. Through music and video, different artists present weekly lessons based on one of their own songs.
big shiny planet • christian bible studies for teens • musical bible studies • barlowgirl • stellar kart

Christian Suffering
Christ's followers will suffer for his name. This blessed suffering is not something to be feared or avoided, however. It is a way of life to be embraced.
christian suffering • suffering for christ • blessed suffering • 1 peter • 1peter bible study

How to Develop a Christian Prayer Life
Adults often teach children to pray. This is a good way for them to connect with God. But what about you? Do you have a prayer life?
christian prayer • prayer life • bible study • sunday school • relationship god

How to Start a Home Church
A home church can be just as productive as a traditional church. You just need people who share the same values as your family, and you can start worshipping together.
home church • baptist church • bible study • church meeting • organize church

Jacob and Esau: The Sale of Birthright
The story of Jacob tricking Esau out of his birthright presents a problem of understanding for Christians, namely how is it that God worked through so dishonest an act.
bible • bible study • old testament • jacob and esau • israel

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)
Learn more about "Mothers of Preschoolers" (MOPS), and see how you and your preschooler could benefit from becoming involved.
mother of preschoolers • mops • christian parenting • parent preschool • bible studies

Samuel and Saul: the Wax and Wane of Authority
In the relationship of Samuel to Saul the Bible provides an excellent representation of God's will towards Israel and its first king's inability to rule within that will.
bible • bible study • old testament • god • israel

Wednesday Night Services
Time is taxing on today's families. Kids are involved in school activities, sports leagues, and homework deadlines. Where does this leave time for Wednesday Nights?
wednesday night services • wednesday night programs • wednesday night bible study • bible studies • time of worship

Family Morning Devotion
It is important for Christian families to start the day together with Bible study in an attitude of praise and worship, creating hope and a connection to God.
family morning devotion and bible study • praise and worship • christian families pray together • connection to god • place for family morning devotion and bible study

I-11 Vayigash Do you have a Father?
The famine spreads for two years. Jacob sends his sons to return to Egypt to bargain for supplies. He sends Benjamin under the protection of Judah. Judah meets the Vizier and confronts him with the past, "Do you have a father?" Reconciliation is achieved through confrontation. Links to external parasha and resources are provided with a definition of teshuvah / repentance
vayigash • vayyigash • vayigash • book of moses • story of joseph

II-10 Vayakhel From the Heart
The Mishkan making is resumed after the Golden Calf Event, often interpreted as a form of atonement for the sin of idolatry. It opens with an exhortation for keeping the Shabbat, admonishing the Israelites to do the work in six days, but on the seventh day, rest. Regardless of how elaborate or monumental a project, limitations need to be set before beginning. Work in life is never completed, therefore God warns us to make space and time sacred for His Presence. Belalzel and Oholiab are the master craftsman ioverseeing the projects. Detailed activities of the women are related, emphasizing the importance of each person and individual gifts within the community. No gift is too small for the eyes of the beloved. Just as a fiancee seeks to find favor in her beau, we should seek to please God, the lover of all mankind. We should beautify our lives to attract the pleasure of His gaze.
miskan • tabernacle • exodus • shemot • shemos

Is Armageddon Just Around The Corner?
The end of the world. We've been hearing about it for years. The churches, the missionaries, even the movies all send out the message that Jesus Christ is about to return and the vast majority of us are bound for hell. I'll bet you think you're not one of us, right? You're going to heaven, right? Well, let's see what you think after reading this article.
armageddon • endtimes • christianity • new thought • love

Jonah and the People of Ninevah
The story of Jonah is one of the most loved stories of the Bible, yet disagreement has existed for years over Jonah's true motivations.
jonah and the whale • bible • bible study • old testament • ninevah

Philippians 1:1-5
This article is an introduction to the book of Philippians as well as a lesson on the first five verses. As we look at these verses and all they meant coming from the apostle Paul, we also will consider how they apply to our lives.
philippians • paul • bondservant • servant • grace

Thanksgiving Dinner Devotion
This Thanksgiving devotion with prayer and scripture invites your family, friends, and other Thanksgiving dinner guests to give thanks for their many blessings.
thanksgiving devotion • christian dinner table activity • group sharing • give thanks • prayer exercise

Vine's Expository Dictionary
Theologians and non-theologians alike can expand their study of scripture by using the Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary.
biblical resources • bible dictionary • biblical dictionary • biblical languages • bible references

5 Ways to Weave Your Faith Into Your Life Today
Feel you’re too busy to make faith a bigger part of your life? Think that you just don't have time to squeeze prayer and Bible study into your day? Here are five simple ways to find time for God in your packed schedule.
bible; bible study; pray; prayer; quiet time; devo

FIRST Revolutionizes Virtual Book Tours
Authors utilize Virtual Books Tours to reach their audience and increase readership. Of the alliances created for this purpose, FIRST is among the best.
first • fiction in rather short takes • virtual book tours • free book tours • non-fee virtual book tour

First Year Marriage Bliss
Having a successful first year of marriage can be made easier by investing time and resources into the relationship, resulting in a healthy marriage.
first year marriage success • newlywed married couples • marriage mentor • new relationship skills • conflict resolution effectively

How to Read the Bible in One Year
The Daily Bible helps you to read the Bible in one year. Read this powerful story of man's relationship to God and learn about cultural heritage at the same time.
the bible • the daily bible • reading the bible • novice christian • the 23rd psalm

I-12 Vayechi Ephraim and Manasseh
Parasha Vayechi ends the First Book of Moses with the Blessing of Jacob on his children. Joseph brings his two sons to Jacob for his final blessing. Jacob switches hands, blessing the younger, Ephraim with his right hand and Manasseh with his left. The Blessing of Jacob provides the spiritual inheritance of Israel. Includes links for further study.
manasseh • menashe • ephraim • bereshit • breishit

II-3 Bo Locust Fly From Here
Negotiations between Moses and Pharaoh continue: The last three plagues, Locusts, Darkness and Death of the Firstborn, descend upon the terrified Egyptians. Pharaoh temporarily relents when his son dies. The Israelites get ready to shift as they celebrate their first Passover. Israel's redemption appears through the darkness settling over the land. Darkness sympbolizes spiritual blindness, the despair of an enslaved people or those overburdened by the injustice of the world.
shemot • shmot • shmos • parasha • parsha

II-4 Beshelach In Over My Head
With the last three plagues, Pharaoh finds his power limited. Regretfully he lets the Israelites go in his grief for his own son, struck down by the last plague of death. The Israelites move out en masse with a pillar of cloud leading them into the wilderness. Morning breaks and the Pharaoh assembles his army for revenge. Within a short time, a cry goes up in the Israelite camp, "Were it not better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness?" Caught between the Egyptian armies and the sea before them, the Israelites give into despair. Moses stretches his hand over the sea and it parts opening a path for an oppressed people to become a nation on the other side.
beshelach • beshalach • shmot • shemos • moses

II-5 Yisro The Man at the Top
Jethro comes to meet the Israelites camping under Mt Sinai.When he arrives in the camp, he discovers a strange thing. Moses is sitting outside his tent arbitrating the complaints of the Israelites. One man; six hundred thousand complaints. "What's this?" asks Jethro as he scans the long line of would-be complainers. Jethro advises Moshe in how to set up a legal system with upper and lower courts that are accessible by the common meat-grinder. Later, Moshe ascends the mountain and returns bringing the Ten Commandments to the Children of Israel, establishing the basis of the social system, giving equal space for divine and human relationships.
shemot • shmos • exodus • old testament • bible studies

II-6 Mishpatim The Value of Life:
The Ten Commandments are concerned with man's relationship with God and man's relationship with fellow man. Mishpatim contains social laws regarding compensation for loss: inflicted loss on personal properties, damages caused by public hazards and neglect; damages inflicted by the person himself and failure to contain or restrict potential damage. Mishpatim includes social, religious, financial, criminal and family laws. Interpretation of Mishpatim is in the Talmud Tractate, Nizikin, divided into Bava Kamma, Bava Metzria and Bava Batra. The heart of the law is to live in harmony with one's fellow man.
mishpatim • laws • exodus • shemot • shemos

II-9 Ki Thissa A Golden Opportunity
The instructions for the Mishkan and priestly garments hve been given in Terumah and Tetzaveh. Moses returns up the mountain for another Torah Training Seminar, but is absent thirty nine days. The natives are restless. Children without a leader, they turn to Aaron, second-n-command, for creating the Golden Calf. Moses on the mountaintop gets a directive to return. Seeing the ongoing festivities, he breaks the tablets before confronting the cuprits. later he confronts the ire of God and argues for his people. Ki Tissa includes the instructions for incense, the laver, the Law of the Shekel and continuation of Terumah and Tetzaveh in ritual worship.
shmot • shemos • exodus • moses • ki thissa

III-1 Vayikra Coming Close
Vayikra, referred as the Torat Kohanim, is concerned with the pratical application in temple worship and ritual. After the destruction of the Temple in 70CE, prayer and synagogue worship came to replace the temple ritual and sacrifices. Instead of sacrifices, we pray for forgiveness. We are not excused from the mitzvot of reparation for the losses we cause others. Anyone could bring sacrifices to the Temple. God is accessible to everyone. "Korbanot" means to bring close. Sacrifice drew people to God, reconciling the disparity of the physical and spiritual worlds and allowing an introspective encounter with the Creator of the Universe. Unlike heathen offerings, the sacrificial animal was not consumed by fire to be a heavenly banquet. A small portion of the fat was sacrificed, parts given for the priests and the remainder eaten by the person bringing it. Sacrifice involved community participation as well as personal reconciliation with fellow man.
vayikra • leviticus • torah • bible studies • sacrifices

III-4 Tazria Social Leprosy with a Jaundiced Eye
Tazria is concerned with the laws governing childbirth,"brit milah"-circumcison and tzar'as-"leprosy" with its associated physical and spiritual impurities. Tazria balances birth with its hope of new life and creativity with warnings of degenerative disease that corrupt the person, physically and spiritually, appearing in the clothes and home and extending to society. Tzara'as or "leprosy" is a spiritual and physical illness, corrupting the life of a person. Only the Kohen administered diagnosis. Rabbinical interpretion explores the passage metaphorically, acknowledging that spiritual corruption is contagious and, unless isolated, is a malignant cancer in society. Isolation is imposed on contagious diseases: scarlet fever or diptheria. Such plagues fall on the good and the bad, the innocent and the guilty, but "tzara'at", frequently translated as leprosy, is asssociated to "lashon hara" –slander. Slander and gossip corrupt society, defacing it as a degenerative disease that mutilates the body while robbing it of its functions.
tazria • vayikra • leviticus • books of moses • lashon hara

III-5 Metzora THE KOHEN and THE METZORA
The parasha continues with the themes of Tazria, examining the Metzora exiled outside the community. The Kohen is to go to the Metzora for an examination after the seventh day. If he is healed he is to make a sacrifice and return on the eighth day—the same day as brit milah or circumcision, symbolizing spiritual rebirth and re-entry into the covenant of God. The Eighth Day then is a day of redemption, of renewed commitment to God. The ritual for purification of the Metzora mirrors the ritual of the consecration of the priests with the acknowledgement of rededication of life to God's laws. Man made in the image of God, reaffirms his desire to live in God's image.
vayikra • leviticus • metzora • the kohen and metzora • baal teshuva

In Spirit, Like Attracts Like
The personal energy you release to the Universe comes back to you. Work for love and receive happiness and prosperity. Work for money, and that's all you will get.
money • love of money • evil • error • spirituality

Scriptural Support of Traditional Lutheran Positions
The first of a series of Bible studies on the positions of the traditional Lutheran church on fundamental teachings of Scripture. This series was originally developed as a companion to "What's Going on Among Lutherans?" by Patsy Leppien and J. Kincaid Smith, available through Northwestern Publishing House.
fundamental • beliefs • bible • lutheran • teachings

Thanks from a Lutheran Spanish Mission in Arizona
God works in mysterious ways--sometimes through an ad placed when it wasn't meant to be placed! God moves people as well--people into our lives, us into the lives of other people. This Thanksgiving a couple looking to be married also learned about the Bridegroom and his bride, the Church, through a chance encounter and through an ad that shouldn't have been published.
marriage • spanish • grace • god's word • forgiveness

Christian Market Series: Small Press Owner and Author Lamonica Smith
Last month faith based small press publisher and author, Lamonica Smith sat down with me and shared her vision for her book and her company, and advice for those wishing to follow in her footsteps.
market • writing • publishing • press • self-publish

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