The Contours of the Land in Israel's History
The Land of Palestine
The land of Palestine took its name from the Philistines (the Pelishtim in Hebrew) who settled along the Mediterranean coast from Joppa to Gaza about 1300–12...
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Paul's Theology of Work
Probably one of the pieces of First and Second Thessalonians that has really captured my interest is the way that Paul talks about work. I u...
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Is Paul anti-Jewish in 1 Thessalonians 2?
There's a particular section of 1 Thessalonians 2, where Paul talks about Jews that have persecuted the prophets and Jesus and are making tr...
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The meaning of 1 Thessalonians 5:17: What it means to "pray without ceasing"
Paul believed that prayer was interaction with God with our spirit to God's Spirit. When a device pairs with something there's this kind of ...
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Who wrote 1 & 2 Thessalonians?
When you read 1 and 2 Thessalonians, it seems pretty obvious that the Apostle Paul wrote them because his name is at the beginning of both t...
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Practical Inspiration from New Testament Greek for 2018
There is no shortage of inspiration for making 2018 your best year yet. May I suggest another, if not unusual source for inspiration?
New Te...
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