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Jared Smith
Jan 23, 20193 min read
Book by Book - Philippians
Pastoral Intern Jared Smith The Apostle Paul’s epistle to the church in Philippi is one of his four epistles written while he was...
Donny Friederichsen
Nov 25, 20184 min read
Book by Book - Samuel
The story of Ruth transitions from the time of Judges into the time of Kings. This progression is spelled out more clearly in the two...
Donny Friederichsen
Nov 18, 20184 min read
Book by Book - Ruth
Throughout the history of Israel, God has always provided a redeemer for His People. In Egypt, he provided Moses to rescue His People...
Donny Friederichsen
Nov 11, 20184 min read
Book by Book - Judges
A curious event occurs in Genesis 5:5. It might not seem so curious to us, as this event has become somewhat commonplace to us. But at...
Donny Friederichsen
Nov 4, 20184 min read
Book by Book - Joshua
The book of Joshua is primarily and fundamentally about Joshua. This should be rather self-apparent. The book is titled Joshua. “After...
Pr Donny Friederichsen
Sep 23, 20184 min read
Book by Book - 2 Corinthians
Gospel ministry and life in the church are full of great difficulties and trials. These difficulties are on full display in Paul’s second...
Pr Donny Friederichsen
Sep 16, 20184 min read
Book by Book - 1 Corinthians
A long time ago, a certain wise man said, “There is nothing new under the sun.” Indeed, Paul’s first letter to Corinthians is a prime...
Pr Donny Friederichsen
Sep 9, 20184 min read
Book by Book - Romans
It can be argued that no other book of the Bible has impacted the formation and history of the Church more than the Epistle to the...
Pr Donny Friederichsen
Sep 2, 20184 min read
Book by Book - Acts
I am constantly surprised that there is enough interest in movies like Transformers and the Fast and the Furious, that they keep churning...
Pr Donny Friederichsen
Jun 17, 20184 min read
Book by Book - John
Why are there four Gospels? There was a tradition in the early church of taking the four living creatures of Ezekiel 1:10 and Rev. 4:7 as...
Pr Donny Friederichsen
Jun 10, 20184 min read
Book by Book - Luke
Marcion was son of a bishop, born around 85AD. Through his study of the Hebrew scriptures, Marcion became convinced that the God of the...
Pr Donny Friederichsen
Jun 3, 20183 min read
Book by Book - Mark
“’Who chose which gospels to include?’ Sophie asked. ‘Aha!’ Teabing burst in with enthusiasm. ‘The fundamental irony of Christianity! The...
Pr Donny Friederichsen
May 27, 20184 min read
Book by Book - Matthew
Nowhere in the New Testament do you see the word “gospel” used to refer to the four accounts of the life of Jesus which were penned by...
Pr Donny Friederichsen
Apr 15, 20184 min read
Book by Book - Deuteronomy
The opening line of John Calvin’s Institutes says, “Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of...
Pr Donny Friederichsen
Apr 8, 20184 min read
Book by Book - Numbers
Most Christians know the book of Numbers as the place where “Read through the Bible in a Year” programs go to die. The first chapter of...
Pr Donny Friederichsen
Apr 1, 20184 min read
Book by Book - Leviticus
My maternal grandmother kept an immaculate house. Everything had its place. As an adult with 4 children, I look back on the tidiness of...
Pr Donny Friederichsen
Mar 25, 20184 min read
Book By Book - Exodus
This is the second in our period series in which we cover the content and themes of the books of the Bible. The book of Exodus derives...
Pr Donny Friederichsen
Mar 18, 20184 min read
Book By Book - Genesis
Periodically and over the next several years, we are going to use this space to provide for you brief surveys and overviews of each of...
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