Isaiah 24 starts a new section in this book that is full of both poetry and prose, historical narrative, and baffling apocalyptic...

Pride. Many times in Christian history, pride has been pointed to as an egregious sin--one of the worst, if not the worst, of all sins....

Those of us with children most likely have a hodge podge of toddler songs, videos, and books permanently etched in the back of our minds....

Harper Lee's novel, "Go Set a Watchman," was published in 2015 amid some controversy. One thing that confused readers is that "Watchman"...

...at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. He said to him, "Take off the sackcloth from your body and the sandals from...

Christian artist Keith Green's 1980 song, "So you wanna go back to Egypt" opens with this verse: So you wanna go back to Egypt where it's...

It's the tail end of Black History Month in the United States, and Isaiah 18 is a perfect chapter for showing some important facets of...

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....