“Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.” Psalm 119:49-50The psalmist’s cry here is a heartfelt plea, ...  Read More

In the poetic beauty of Song of Solomon 8:8-10, we meet a young woman’s brothers, protective and vigilant, concerned for their “little sister” who is not yet mature. They strategize to guard her until...  Read More

In Isaiah 62:4-5, we find a beautiful picture of God’s love: “You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and yo...  Read More

“He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he hid me away. 3 And he said to me, ‘You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will b...  Read More

“When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be liable for any other public duty. He shall be free at home one year to be happy with his wife whom he has taken.” Deuteronomy 24:5...  Read More

“Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron. Some were fools through their sinf...  Read More

“And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward. For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of t...  Read More

Psalm 88 is a raw, unfiltered cry of the heart—a lament that doesn’t resolve neatly with praise or a tidy resolution. Unlike many psalms that follow a pattern of lament, confession, petition, and prai...  Read More

“And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflicti...  Read More

The Gospel of Mark tells the story of Jesus’ life in a straightforward, fast-moving way, and it includes a brief, odd moment that’s easy to miss. After Jesus’ arrest in Gethsemane, as the disciples sc...  Read More

“For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of ...  Read More

“They said to each other, ‘Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?’” Luke 24:32Have you ever felt your heart blaze with a fire that c...  Read More