Raging seas. The Bible uses this metaphor numerous times to refer to foreign nations that are in an uproar, often due to war. The Hebrew...

When I spend time diving into Scripture, it is always illuminating. Sometimes I see something so eye-opening that I want to run and tell...

The concept of America as a "city on a hill"--a chosen people meant to be a light to the whole world--has a long history. The National...

Head's up: This particular blog entry is part of a two-part series. If you haven't read the entry, "Welcome to the Apocalypse," you might...

In 2012, pop rock group Imagine Dragons recorded the hit song, "Radioactive." Despite references to it in its lyrics, this song is...

Evangelical Christianity is in an interesting moment right now. It's a group that prides itself on having correct theology, on not being...

Lop off boughs...lofty trees will be felled...cut down the forest with an ax... A shoot will come up from the Stump of Jesse; from his...

I wish that everything we read could be positive and uplifting. Although, part of me must look for a counterbalance to very cheery...

While the "Hallelujah Chorus" is likely the most well-known portion of Handel's Messiah, "For Unto Us a Child Is Born" is a favorite with...

I usually try to refrain from shaking my head, and saying in an exasperated tone, "these people," when I'm frustrated by others (although...

I started this project on the hunt for references to the Messiah in Isaiah. And, now here is a big deal one in Isaiah 7: The sign of...

For those who haven't grown up in the Christian Evangelical youth culture, the following paragraph may be hard to believe... When I was...

"I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard..." This opening to Isaiah 5 can leave you breathless over its poetic beauty....

Isaiah 4, tiny chapter though it is, introduces us to an image for Christ that we see in numerous places in the Old Testament: the...

I've heard it said, in Christian circles, that where a leader goes, there go the people. That is, the leader sets the tone that others...

What a mash-up of highs and lows is Isaiah 2. Images of perfect peace, with all the world coming together in perfect unity. And then a...

The scholars who added headings into Biblical texts didn't mince words for Isaiah I: A Rebellious Nation. Yep. What does the rebellious...

Christmas 2020 is now behind us. Happily, my Advent readings continue beyond the actual day of Christmas (anyone looking for a great...