For many people, it is a 40-day period—not including the six Sundays—devoted to reflection, repentance, fasting, and preparation prior to Easter. How is the date of Lent and Easter decided? Unlike Christmas, Easter is not a fixed date on the calendar; it is sometimes described as a “moveable feast.” The…

While dates, flowers, and candy, are nice, there is also the need to connect on a spiritual level. Christian couples ought to be investing in each other’s spiritual well-being just as much. Reading the Bible together is one way to cultivate this kind of intimacy! A resource like the Love…

Out of all the works that a Christian can read, systematic theologies could easily be most daunting. Nearly the only people you find reading them are pastors and seminary students. Their stigma keeps others away. But after I read a few systematic theologies myself, I’ve had a change of heart.…

Every new year thousands of Christians start a new Bible reading plan with the hope of reading through the entire Bible in a year. A few weeks into January or February and most have already abandoned those plans. I readily admit that I used to be one of those people.…

The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture does what very few of today’s students of the Bible could do for themselves. With the aid of computer technology, the vast array of writings from the church fathers—including much that is available only in the ancient languages—have been combed for their comment on…

These days it’s hard to find a commentary that is distinct from all the others on the market. There are only so many ways that you can exposit a passage. With that in mind, it’s worth noting when a commentary comes along that is wholly unlike the rest. The Commentary…