The Bible has a great deal to say about unanswered prayer. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Unanswered prayer is one of the most disorienting experiences of the Christian life, and Scripture addresses it with unusual honesty. Jesus Himself makes a sweeping promise: … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about the Lord’s Supper. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says When Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, he addressed a gathering that had gone badly wrong. He told them plainly, “When ye come together … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about debt. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The Bible’s teaching on debt begins with the raw human reality of it. In 1 Samuel 22:2, those who gathered to David at the cave of Adullam … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about parenting. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Parenting in Scripture begins with the recognition that children are a gift and a trust from the Lord. Psalm 127:3 declares, “Lo, children are an heritage of … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about grief and loss. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Grief in Scripture is not a single experience but a wide family of sorrows, and the Bible names them all without flinching. There is the … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about the Bible. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The Bible’s testimony about itself begins with its origin. When Paul wrote to Timothy, he declared that “all scripture is given by inspiration of God, and … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about answered prayer. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The Bible speaks of answered prayer from the earliest pages of the Old Testament to the final visions of the New. Abraham’s servant prayed at the … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about baptism. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Baptism appears across the whole arc of Scripture, from the wilderness preaching of John to the letters of Paul and Peter. Mark 1:4 tells us that “John … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about tithing. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The Bible’s teaching on tithing begins in the law of Moses, where the tithe is presented not as a voluntary offering but as a structured obligation tied … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about children. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The subject of children appears throughout Scripture, and the verses gathered here show us its many dimensions. We first meet children in the sorrow of the fall: … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about contentment. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Contentment, as Scripture presents it, is not a natural temperament or a matter of circumstance. Paul writes to Timothy, “But godliness with contentment is great gain” (1 … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about creation. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Creation is not a side theme in Scripture but a foundation stone upon which the whole story of redemption rests. Mark 10:6 takes us back to “the … Read more