And one more thing in verse three of 1 Peter 1... Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!  According to his great mercy, ...

Peter tells us of God’s great mercy. One of my pastor buddies defines grace as ,“Getting what you don’t deserve.” That’s in contrast to...

Let's not skip over the fact that I was sanctified by the Spirit for obedience, or unto obedience, according to King Jimmy in 1 Peter...

Peter slips in a little mention of the trinity here in 1.1-2. Perhaps he thinks he’s Matthew! He tells us that: the Father foreknew, the...

Verse one of 1 Peter tells us we have been elected. We didn’t have to look for more votes in Georgia, it was unanimous. But Peter’s theme...

A friend told me that Peter is warmer than Paul. It's as if Peter wrapped himself warmly in the after-rooster forgiveness of Jesus,...

I met Jorge three decades ago, when we were hosting youth rallies in Ensenada. Now in his forties, Jorge serves on the pastoral team of...

Peter stepped out of the boat. It was a step of faith that began well but soured quickly when he looked at those nasty waves and felt the...

I am quite familiar with Paul's admonishing that, if we could get to heaven by being nice people and doing good works, it would make our...

Paul is on a roll. For the second time in two chapters he declares that his readers therefore have no excuse! First it was 1.20, and we...

In an unfortunate change of events, after God whips off His list of the 21 favorite sins of previous generations, He adds (Ro 1.32):...

There are three unfortunate exchanges in the first chapter of Romans: People exchanged the glory God for images (1.23), and they...

In our weekly Bible study with teens, we are going through the book of Mark (I always like to start people off with a book that has a...

Paul states that it was Jesus’ resurrection that proved He is the Son of God. And it was the Holy Spirit Who raised Him. That part I...

The second verse of Romans tells us that God promised the Gospel to us: [The gospel of God] which he promised beforehand through his...

I want to share a note from a woman in Monterrey, Mexico. . . . . . Three years ago, my husband died, and I have clung to the Lord with...

Truth is, I get joggled every time I restart Romans. The first verse says, “Paul a servant… called to be…” And I identify with that…...

Now here’s where my attention is really captured... Chronologically, God has told us people blew it (Ro 1.23), worshipping images of man,...

It had been a rough week. One cancelled flight. One standing in line for 3 hours at 2 a.m., to schedule a new flight. One measly hour and...

In Romans 1.26-27, God is showing us the snowball effect of sin. Excuse me if, instead of musing, I climb aboard my soapbox a bit. We are...