jacarroll71Apr 2, 2018The Power of SongAs Moses neared the time of his death, he prepared Israel for the transition. One of the things he did was to leave them with a song....
jacarroll71Mar 12, 2018Are we there yet? Lessons from a forty-year journeyA road trip of many hours frequently elicits the whining question of kids, “Are we there yet?” But what if the trip were not for many...
jacarroll71Feb 26, 2018The Apostles’ Mind-boggling MessageAfter Jesus rose from the dead and ascended to heaven, the Apostles began to preach a message that defied human reasoning. But it was...
jacarroll71Jan 15, 2018The Brother Who SufferedLast week I breezed through Genesis 26-50 in two sittings. God’s redemptive plan and purposes for the world unfold in the life of Isaac...
jacarroll71Jan 8, 2018His kingdom cannot failOur first week of Bible reading took us through Genesis 1-25 The whirlwind tour of early human history moved from the Creation, to the...
jacarroll71Dec 24, 2017God: His wrath and His joyHow accurate is your view of God? Scripture reveals Him as having both wrath and joy. He is angry with sin but also joyful with His...
jacarroll71Nov 19, 2017Why does God Save?The reason God saves has nothing to do with the worthiness or performance of those He saves. So why does He do it? He makes His purposes...
jacarroll71Nov 9, 2017When God Makes a VowBiblical history shows that when God makes a vow, He swears by Himself for there is nothing and no one greater. It will be done. Always....
jacarroll71Oct 11, 2017God Wins; Don’t Fight HimAt the end of this age, God wins. Each of us must decide today. Do we take Him as our God or substitute something else, something...
jacarroll71Oct 2, 2017God’s Grand NarrativeThough we live in a time of corruption and conflict, God’s grand narrative for His people comforts us and assures us. He will complete it...
jacarroll71Oct 1, 2017The Purposes of GodGod’s purposes include all nations, all peoples, and all times and result in the exaltation of Jesus Christ as Lord of all. Today’s...
jacarroll71Aug 12, 2017God is–the Challenge of Describing the Holy OneGod is too holy to be described in human words, but we must try. When we have exhausted our efforts, we worship Him by ascribing to Him...