January 2, 2024

A common Biblical refrain for Abraham is that he is the “father of many nations” (Genesis 17:4) The Jews, despite claiming Abraham as their father, conveniently forgot about the “many nations” part in the New Testament era. They thought they were God’s chosen ones (John 8:39), which gave them license to exclude everyone else.  Paul […]

I have three kids. I love all of them more than life itself and would gladly give everything I have to see them happy, healthy, and holy. I remember vividly the day each one of them was born. I won’t bore you with the details, but I remember the time they were each born, what

When Abraham showed up in Gerar, he took one look around at the people in the area and made a decision: He would lie about his marriage with Sarah. Why? As he states himself, it’s mostly to save his own skin. He fears — as he did in Genesis 12:13 — that the people there

Over and over and over again, we hear about God is impartial towards His people. Sure, there are some who play special roles in the story of the Bible (i.e. Moses), but many of those same figures pay huge fines for their sins (i.e. Moses). It’s not as if God simply overlooks when they sin

Seriously, Abraham, I don’t know when you’ll give up this gag.  You’ve already done this once when you told Pharaoh that Sarah was your wife (Genesis 12:10-20). Pharaoh suffered as a result; when are you going to stop making up this story? Look, I get it. Your wife is gorgeous. Mine is too, but I

The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah was vast. So vast, in fact, that Abraham is recorded in Genesis 19:28 as walking out of his tent, looking towards the two towns, and noticing the smoke that rose from the cities. This may not seem like that big of a deal at first, until you realize that

One of my earliest memories is sitting in Bible class at Olsen Park church of Christ in Amarillo, TX and listening to my Bible class teacher tell us the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. The story is horrifying. If you haven’t taken the time to read all of Genesis 19 and ponder just how much

By all accounts, Lot was a little bit like a round peg in a square hole.  He didn’t belong in Sodom; in fact, the people there still called him an “alien” (Genesis 19:9). They didn’t appreciate, nor did they respect, Lot’s decision to protect his angelic visitors. It comes as little surprise that when the

The story of Sodom and Gomorrah is as timeless as it is absolutely messed up. So much goes wrong in this story that it’s hard to put into words just how catastrophic it is. First, the angels are nearly raped. Then, Lot offers his daughters “in exchange” for the life of the angels. Finally, even

We’ve all been guilty of it. You know you haven’t been living the life you should, then you find yourself in a tight spot and try strike a deal. “God, if you’ll get me out of this jam, I promise I’ll….” You can fill in the blank however you want. It may be something spiritual-related