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The Mighty God
December 15th, 2024
Isaiah 9:1-7The concept of "God" varies widely across cultures, religions, and philosophies. Some believe that God doesn’t exist, others that he may or may not exist, and still others that he does exi...  Read More
by Thomas Overmiller
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Discovering 1 Peter
December 8th, 2024
Background InformationPeter wrote this letter from a place called Babylon.We know that Peter wrote this letter because he identifies himself as the author (1 Pet 1:1). This is the same Peter whom Chri...  Read More
by Thomas Overmiller
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The Wonderful Counselor
December 8th, 2024
Isaiah 9:1-7The winter solstice – also called the hibernal solstice. This is the day each year on which the Earth’s pole reaches its furthest distance from the sun. On this day, we experience the shor...  Read More
by Thomas Overmiller
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Paul's 2nd Letter to Timothy
December 1st, 2024
Background InformationPaul wrote this letter from prison in Rome.The details of Paul’s ministry work and travels following his release from his first imprisonment in Rome, up until his second and fina...  Read More
by Thomas Overmiller
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Our Example of Faith
December 1st, 2024
Genesis 15:1-21Ethan was a mountain bike enthusiast who loved taking the most treacherous, black diamond trails. During one of his rides, he misgauged a jump and fell off a cliff. His heart raced as h...  Read More
by Thomas Overmiller
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Grateful for God
November 25th, 2024
For what are you thankful? We’ll likely hear and consider this question multiple times over the next week, and it will spark many answers from within:HealthFamilyFriendsHomeFoodWork/CareerMoney/Wealth...  Read More
by Thomas Overmiller
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The Public Approval of God
November 24th, 2024
IntroductionThe bystander effect refers to the phenomenon that an individual's likelihood of helping decreases when passive bystanders are present in a critical situation. Many sad real-life examples ...  Read More
by Will Baker
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Paul's 1st Letter to Timothy
November 17th, 2024
Background InformationPaul most likely wrote this letter while he visited churches in Macedonia (northern Greece, incl. Berea, Thessalonica, Philippi, etc.). This trip would have occurred after his fi...  Read More
by Thomas Overmiller
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Present & Future Blessing
November 17th, 2024
Genesis 13:1-18Mark took his 8-year-old son sledding on a mountainside in West Virginia. It was a long, open space with a rolling slope perfect for sledding. Though it was off the beaten path, others ...  Read More
by Thomas Overmiller
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Paul's Letter to Titus
November 11th, 2024
Background InformationPaul wrote from an undisclosed location. Possibilities include Nicopolis (3:12), Ephesus, and Corinth.Paul’s ministry activities and travel itinerary after his release from his f...  Read More
by Thomas Overmiller
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Learning to Trust God
November 10th, 2024
Genesis 12:10-20When an astronaut steps out of from a spaceship into the weightlessness of space, the familiar downward pull of gravity disappears, leaving him or her suspended in midair. Any movement...  Read More
by Thomas Overmiller
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Paul's Letter to Philippi
November 3rd, 2024
Background InformationThis letter was written from Rome after Paul’s third missionary journey and subsequent imprisonment in Caesarea (Acts 28:30-31).Though Paul wrote four New Testament (NT) letters ...  Read More
by Thomas Overmiller
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