The First Word Was Mercy
There’s a moment in the story of Scripture where we stand at the edge of something holy and foundational. It sits in the very heart of Torah. In Exodus 34, God does something extraordinary: He declares His own name and character to His people for the first time in a direct, personal way.
The timing could not be more striking.
Just prior, in Exodus 32, Israel has fashioned the golden calf. The ...
Power of the Lamb
Conflict is the engine of every great story. Without conflict, there is no tension and without tension, no transformation. A story becomes compelling only when something is at stake—when two forces collide and the outcome matters.
The central conflict of Scripture is not God versus man, nor is it man versus man. At its core, the conflict of the Bible is God versus god. The villain is Satan—t...
The Hero and The Giant
In last week's newsletter we looked at how Jesus used stories to draw us closer, into a dialogue with God Himself, and this week I want to take a look at the overarching narrative of scripture, and how reading the text through that lens can shift our gaze to God. The Bible is largely a collection of stories, and each of the smaller narratives function as a part of a larger story. The Bible cen...
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