Posts tagged: faith Archive

FWBG - Genesis - 4.3

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:55:25 +0000

beware the growth of sin... harboring it leads to worse consequences for us and others. Cain's initial sin is left ambiguous but his response to his sin...

FWBG - Genesis - 4.2

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:35:28 +0000

Marvel at God's patience. Cain could've heeded the Lord's warnings, it would've been right.

Men’s Group - Week 36

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000

!!! quote "Psalm 119:9, 11"

Men’s Group - Week 35

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000

!!! quote "Hebrews 2:18"

Men’s Group - Week 34

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000

!!! quote "Philippians 4:19"

FWBG - Genesis - 4.1

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:31:23 +0000

The Fall is worthy of grieving. The story in the Bible explains the state of humanity, and I think we can grieve humanity's state just via observation today....

FWBG - Genesis - 3.3

Sun, 31 May 2026 07:12:49 +0000

The consequences of the fall were immediate and great:

God’s Zeal for Justice Amont Men Displayed in the Divine Counsel

Sun, 31 May 2026 07:12:40 +0000

link to sermon

FWBG - Genesis - 3.2

Wed, 27 May 2026 07:02:50 +0000

Eve was tempted by sin by litening to the great deceiver. But it wasn't just that she ** the serpent, she participated in the conversation, she entertained...

FWBG - Genesis - 1.2

Sun, 24 May 2026 07:05:23 +0000

"Let there be..." God's Word is the agency of creation

FWBG - Genesis - 1.1

Sun, 17 May 2026 07:26:23 +0000

The stars are the work of God's fingers:

Reflection - Psalm 30:5

Wed, 13 May 2026 08:11:22 +0000

!!! note "Psalm 30:5"

Reflection - John 14:21

Wed, 13 May 2026 06:22:40 +0000

!!! note "John 14:21"

Reflection - John 16:33

Sun, 03 May 2026 07:43:54 +0000

related: advent-john-16-33

reflection - Jeremiah 17:17

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:12:36 +0000

!!! note "Jeremiah 17:17"

Easter 2026

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:24:02 +0000

What does it mean that "He is risen"? What does it mean to me? for me? for the world? I think the question matters to everyone, Jesus did and said a lot of...

Reflection - Luke 22:48

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:13:55 +0000

Spurgeon's ** today I almost skipped, not that I'm diligent to sit down every day anyways, but because I'm struggling with stress and work and I was hoping...

For My Own Sake I Do It

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:11:46 +0000

!!! note "Isaiah 48:9-11"

The Wrath to Come pt 2

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:06:53 +0000

the-wrath-to-come is only the beginning, because for the true son or daughter of the King, the wrath directed at the enemy, at the threat, is a **. The...

Premarital Session 3 April 2026

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:14:37 +0000

To surface unspoken expectations and ground shared life; emotionally, spiritually, and physically, in service to the Lord and each other.

Premarital Session 2 - March 2026

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:14:05 +0000

To normalize conflict and equip the couple to handle it with humility, clarity, and grace.

Premarital Session 1 - Feb 2026

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:10:53 +0000

To establish a biblical vision of marriage that shapes expectations, priorities, and endurance.

The Wrath to Come

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:09:15 +0000

!!! note "Matthew 3:7"

Reflection - Hebrews 13:5

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 05:19:39 +0000

!!! note "Hebrews 13:5"

Reflection - 2 Corinthians 7:6

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:54:11 +0000

!!! note "2 Corinthians 7:6"

Trials Reveal Faith (short)

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:19:07 +0000

Spurgeon's "Morning and Evening" today ended with a poem:

Reflection - Contentment and Work

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:42:13 +0000

!!! note "Philippians 4:11"

The Ridiculous Blessing of the Lord

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:25:38 +0000

I went to sit down this morning with a cup of coffee and do a meditation like I try to do at least a few times a week. I meditate on the Bible, on God's word...

Reflection - Arise and Depart

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 04:37:12 +0000

Spurgeon's ** reflection for this morning is Micah 2:10 "Arise, and depart".

Revel in imparted righteousness

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:45:42 +0000

Spurgeon's Morning and Evening today is from Jeremiah 23:6.

Reflection - John 7:37

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:05:36 +0000

!!! note "John 7:37"

The Hidden Things Belong To Yahweh

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:47:22 +0000

!!! note "Deuteronomy 29:29"

Reflection - Galatians 2:19-20

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 06:18:57 +0000

!!! note "Galatians 2:19-20"

Advent - 1 John 4:17

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 05:36:08 +0000

!!! note "1 John 4:17"

Advent - Luke 6:35

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:17:05 +0000

!!! note "Luke 6:35"

Advent - Mark 12:29-30

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 05:41:55 +0000

!!! note "Mark 12:29-30"

Advent - Romans 15:13

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:36:26 +0000

!!! note "Romans 15:13"

Advent - Matthew 5:11-12

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:08:56 +0000

!!! note "Matthew 5:11-12"

Advent - John 15:10-11

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:39:34 +0000

!!! note "John 15:10-11"

Advent - Luke 2:10-11

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:55:33 +0000

!!! note "Luke 2:10-11"

Advent - Isaiah 51:3

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:40:47 +0000

!!! note "Isaiah 51:1-3"

Advent - Psalm 105:43

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 09:48:03 +0000

!!! note "Psalm 105:43"

Advent - Ephesians 4:3

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:05:56 +0000

!!! note "Ephesians 4:1-6"

Advent - Ephesians 2:14-16

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:57:12 +0000

The reflection in the BP calendar for today was only verses 14-15 but they made no sense to me without some more context

Advent - Colossians 1:19-20

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:38:49 +0000

!!! note "Colossians 1:19-20"

Advent - John 16:33

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:03:04 +0000

!!! note "John 16:33"

Advent - Zechariah 9:9-10

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:06:22 +0000

!!! note "Zechariah 9:9-10"

Advent - Isaiah 9:6-7

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:39:09 +0000

!!! note "Isaiah 9:6-7"

Advent 2025 - Love

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 05:51:43 +0000

!!! note "1 John 4:7–10 (CSB)"

Advent - Isaiah 26:3

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 05:49:32 +0000

!!! note "Isaiah 26:3"

Advent - Romans 8:24-25

Sat, 06 Dec 2025 05:37:21 +0000

!!! note "Romans 8:24-25"

Advent - 1 Peter 1:3

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 04:59:06 +0000

!!! note "1 Peter 1:3"

Advent - Isaiah 40:31

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:01:47 +0000

!!! note "Isaiah 40:31"

Advent - Psalm 130:7

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:15:58 +0000

!!! note "Psalm 130:7"

Advent - Psalm 39:7

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:14:45 +0000

!!! note "Psalm 39:7"

Advent - Isaiah 8:17

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:13:59 +0000

!!! note "Isaiah 8:17"

Reflection - Ecclesiastes 9:10

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:04:07 +0000

!!! note "Ecclesiastes 9:10"

Reflection - Psalm 93

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:59:43 +0000

Yahweh is king

By God’s Grace

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:27:15 +0000

!!! note "Style"

Reflection - Go Forward - Only Thing To Do

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:04:16 +0000

Today I am thinking about the blessings in my life... In my opinion, I have a lot going for me - God has been so utterly good to me that finding fault with...

Deuteronomy 6 and the Shema

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:10:11 +0000

The Shema from Judaism, archived in Deuteronomy 6, is a pinnacle tradition in Hebrew Judaism, and _ in Christianity. I cannot claim to be an expert, but it's...

Reflection - Psalm 9:1

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:12:37 +0000

!!! note "Psalm 9:1"

Reflection - John 15:19

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:36:22 +0000

!!! note "Spurgeon"

Helkyo - What is it for God to draw man to him?

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 06:37:17 +0000

In John 6 there is a curious phrase about how the Father initiates the process of Salvation in the hearts of men.

Reflection - Mark 4:1-20

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:09:43 +0000

I am in the middle of reprocessing the soils' parable - I heard a very interesting interpretation the other day that I'm following up on. BUt while I wait...

Reflection - John 21:12

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 05:22:12 +0000

!!! note "John 21:12"

Reflection - Philippians 3:8

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 05:30:47 +0000

!!! note "Philippians 3:8"

Reflection - Psalm 119:15

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 05:59:30 +0000

!!! note "Psalm 119:15"

Reflection - Jude 24

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 05:52:12 +0000

!!! note "Jude 24-25"

Reflection - Numbers 11:11

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 05:07:19 +0000

As if the Lord orchestrated Spurgeon's meditation to give me a spring board to what I need for the third day in a row...

Reflection - John 4:14

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 06:09:02 +0000

Today Spurgeon's "Morning and Evening" was on John 4:14

Reflection - 1 Kings 19:8

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 06:59:52 +0000

Spurgeon picked 1 Kings 19:8 this morning and his meditation was encouraging at a meta-level. Highlighting to me that we (Christians) in maturity can be...

Reflection - Psalm 84:11

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:34:25 +0000

Spurgeon's Morning and Evening today (actually the evening one) is for Psalm 84:11.

Reflection - Deuteronomy 33:29

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 06:38:42 +0000

Note reflections are not theological study

Reflection - Romans 3:26

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 05:42:24 +0000

From Morning and Evening today, Spurgeon has thoughts on Romans 3:26. I need more context personally, so here's a newer translation of 3:25-26

Reflection - Galatians 5:1

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 06:04:58 +0000

Spurgeon's "Morning and Evening" today is about the freedom we have in Christ. Freedom is a core concept of Christianity, and one no doubt bastardized and...

Reflection - Galatians 5:24-25

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:39:12 +0000

!!! note "Galatians 5:24-25"

Reflection (Short) - Erets

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 06:05:41 +0000

I've been really buggin out about a project I'm working on and nearly forgetting to spend meaningful time during the day/mornings on reflection. Thankfully a...

Reflection - They Can Come For Anyone

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 05:34:00 +0000

At some point in the recent history of my country, political tensions began increasing exponentially between our 2 parties, and I had hardly cared until...

Reflection on Philippians 2:14-18

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 07:12:55 +0000

!!! note "Philippians 2:15-18"

Reflection - Morning August 31 2025

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 06:46:06 +0000

“On mine arm shall they trust." —Isaiah 51:5

Thoughts On August 21 2025

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 06:14:26 +0000

Been struggling more with work - what matters? I can't help but feel like nothing... As a Christian I want to do my work "for an audience of 1" as the saying...

Reflecting on Romans 7:7-13

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 06:12:13 +0000

Romans 7:7–7:13 (ESV): 7 What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I...

Knowledge and Faith

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:58:52 +0000

What does it mean to be "faithful"? I wrestle with this question in various contexts pretty regularly - mostly because God has been so ridiculously stupid...

God Provides When He Takes Away

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 05:52:37 +0000

This post is meant to serve as a reminder that God's provision is about more than the chronology of things happening... For example he brought me a job when...

Pilgrim’s Creek - About Me

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 06:17:32 +0000

This is my snippet for [website]() for pilgrims-creek I need to write a little intro about myself so I'll mind-dump some things here and then organize into a...

What Are The Rewards In Heaven?

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 06:23:05 +0000

I came across an article on the Bible Project on what it means to "store up treasures in Heaven" and it brought some clarity to the meaning of this teaching...

Reflecting on BP Article on James - Faith and Works

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:00:15 +0000

This started as one of my-thoughts and got long enough to warrant putting right in the blog

💭 The Meaning of “Mammon” in the Bible | Matthew 6:24

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:03:13 +0000

I spend a fair amount of time thinking about the future, planning and saving, making sure to the best of my ability and

💭 N.T. Wright on The Unseen Realm & Heiser - YouTube

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:59:29 +0000

I don't write enough short thoughts on theology stuff, I'm usually trying to have some longer thought to unpack or to su

A New Perspective on Being God’s Child

Sun, 18 May 2025 07:15:06 +0000

I was in men's group the other day, and one of the things that came up almost inevitably is a debate between God's sovereignty and predestination, and then...

The Design of Genesis 1-11 pt 1

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:54:03 +0000

There is a cyclical pattern of Genesis 1-11.

The Flood Story - Types and Baptism

Sat, 14 Dec 2024 06:06:38 +0000

Jesus brings up the Flood story from Genesis just one time (in the recorded teachings we have).

The Flood Story - Quilt Analogy

Sat, 14 Dec 2024 05:43:43 +0000

I'm slowly making my way through some Bible Project classes online because Tim Mackie is a fantastic teacher and BP has done be a _ service by opening my...

Advent 2024 - Peace

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:26:15 +0000

Luke 2:14 (ESV): 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

How To Survive The Flood

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:52:44 +0000

There a lot of flood stories throughout the history of the world, and the Bible is no different in this regard. God warns Noah of a de-creation event,...

The Two Houses

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:40:24 +0000

From the visual commentary Tim calls out a few things:

BP - The Golden Rule

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:54:32 +0000

Matthew 7:12

Reflection - Wisdom in Relationships 2

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 06:07:33 +0000

James builds on this with . James is arming us with some specifics from the Sermon on the Mount. We aren't just to ask for anything that we think is good......

Reflection - Wisdom in Relationships

Sat, 12 Oct 2024 05:40:11 +0000

This morning I finally felt some motivation for a short Bible Project video. The app is great (💯 would recommend) and gives me daily reminders that are...

On Earth as It Is in Heaven

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 06:31:21 +0000

Video

Chaos Dragon

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 06:08:08 +0000

Dragons are metaphorical images in the Bible

olivet-mens-group-james-2023

Sat, 21 Jan 2023 06:06:31 +0000

James 2023 study of the book of James BP # The Guy # Greek: Iakobos (Jacob in English) Jacob is one of Jesus’ half-brothers who became a leader of the Jerusalem church post-resurrection The book of James is the legacy of this Jacob’s wisdom which was heavily influenced by two things: Sermon on the Mount / Matthew 5-7 Proverbs - expecially chapters 1-9 Summary # These are short challenging wisdom speeches full of metaphors and one-liners… Live in a wise way, submitting to...

Hebrew Bible Full Class

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 06:27:40 +0000

Class link Classroom notes (Must be on home network)

Faithful

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:31:33 +0000

Link

Sabbath

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:34:52 +0000

Link to study

Chara-Joy

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 06:46:48 +0000

link

Abraham and Melchizedek

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:10:28 +0000

link to study

Tree of Life

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:21:19 +0000

Biblical story begins in a garden, which is presented as a type of Temple. The top (center) is the Tree of Life, which represents God's life and creative...

Shalom and Peace

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 06:38:32 +0000

study link

Screwtape

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Below are just quick notes or quotes from each chapter as a reminder of what to go back to chat about. This isn't intended to be in-depth by any stretch.