Sudden and Certain Justice Esther 7:3–10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Esther 7:10 Mordecai was a Jew who worked in the court of Xerxes, the king of Persia. Haman was a high official. Most people deferred to Haman, bowing to him almost as if he were the…
God’s Favor Esther 5:1–3 She won favor in his sight, and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Esther 5:2 Esther became King Xerxes’s queen after being taken from the home of her cousin and guardian, Mordecai, to live in Xerxes’s palace. A great enemy of the Jews named…
The best known biblical dragon is Leviathan, which is named six times in the Old Testament: twice in Isaiah (27:1), twice in the Psalms (74:14; 104:26), and twice in Job (3:8; 41:1).
Under Covenant Nehemiah 9:3–10:29 Because of all this we make a firm covenant in writing. Nehemiah 9:38 Things changed radically in Jerusalem under the governorship of Nehemiah and the pastoring of Ezra. The people had been spiritually dead. Now they revived, and the changes that came transformed their nation and culture permanently. What were the…
In this episode of What Christians Believe, Derek Rishmawy and guest Jason Pickard discuss the resurrection of Jesus Christ as articulated in the Nicene Creed.
Scott Redd, pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church, issued a statement regarding the arrest of an employee at its associated school.
Getting Right Nehemiah 5:1–13 The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God? Nehemiah 5:9 We must ask of ourselves: What good is it to build great evangelical institutions, constructing walls against the “evil” of our opposing, secular world, if within the walls the…
Without realizing it, our habits, desires, and imaginations have been shaped all week long not by Scripture or Christian community, but by the endless scroll of newsfeeds, videos, and curated ads.
Method of Prayer Nehemiah 1:1–11 I . . . mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4 There is an acrostic for prayer that you have probably heard: ACTS. In this acrostic, A stands for adoration, C for confession, T for thanksgiving, and S for supplication. Each of these…
Steve DeBoer, a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA), is one of the most accomplished runners in the whole world.