How to Read the Law Without LegalismMany Christians approach the Old Testament law with a mixture of respect and uncertainty. Deuteronomy contains commands about worship, justice, food, property,…
Lessons From Deuteronomy’s Covenant Renewal CeremonyDeuteronomy presents covenant renewal as a deliberate return to the word of God. Israel stood on the edge of the Promised Land, carrying memories of failure,…
What Does It Mean to Fear God? A Devotional LookTo fear God is not to imagine Him as cruel, unpredictable, or eager to condemn. In Scripture, holy fear is a reverent awareness of who God is: sovereign, pure,…
The Forgotten Art Of Biblical MeditationBiblical meditation is an old Christian practice with a fresh urgency. In a noisy age, many believers can hear sermons, read devotionals and collect Bible apps…
When the Well Runs Dry: Prayers for the Tired SoulThe summer sky over a Sydney backyard can feel like a furnace, with the grass cracking underfoot and the leaves on the eucalyptus curling into themselves.…
Why the narrow path is harder than we admitThere is a kind of Christian conversation that treats the narrow path as a poetic image, something lovely to sing on a Sunday and forget by Monday. Yet Jesus…