October 21: 2 Thess 2
“Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to be with him: I beg you, my friends, not to be so easily confused in your…
Chris Donato
October 20: Psalm 110
What does it mean to “confess that Jesus is the Son of God” (1 John 4:15a)? The apostles, being devout monotheists, would not have allowed for a Jesus who was…
October 19: 1 Thess 5
“For you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come as a thief comes at night. . . . But you, friends, are not in the…
October 18: Daniel 3
“There are some Jews whom you put in charge of the province of Babylon–Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego–who are disobeying Your Majesty’s orders. They do not worship your god or bow…
July 9: Psalm 144
“O LORD, what are human beings that you should notice them, mere mortals that you should think about them?” (Ps. 144:3) Christian Humanism gets a bad rap. But I think…
July 8: Matthew 18
In light of today’s passage and the parable of the unforgiving slave (Matt. 18:21-35), which of us has heard, sometimes from pulpit, that a Christian has no obligation to offer…
July 7: Jeremiah 3
I met a fellow the other day who claimed (in jest) to be a member of a recovery group for those addicted to rededications. Apparently, he had suffered from years…
July 6: Matthew 16
The early sixteenth century witnessed a reformation regarding the role of Jesus’ righteousness in redemption. But moments such as these–moments of clarity–rarely last that long. Within a generation, the righteousness…
July 5: Psalm 137
The concept of “covenant” is rightly deemed in our circles to be a central interpretive principle of Scripture and Israel’s history. It also envelopes the believer’s entire earthly pilgrimage (see…
MDB 60: Exodus 37
A long time ago, as Genesis 1 recounts, God began naming, separating, and assigning functions and roles to his creation. In other words, he spoke purpose for his creation into…