Reading List for 2020
Nathaniel Wall
Occasionally people get curious about what I am reading (in addition to my daily Bible reading). If you are interested in my 2020 reading plan, below you will find some of the books on my list according to the month I plan to complete it. ... Read more
Dealing with the killing in Jericho (and other Bible passages on warfare)
Nathaniel Wall
Richard Dawkins once wrote “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous, petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, capriciously malevolent bully. (The God Delusion) Granted, ... Read more
3 Steps to Discovering Your Calling
Nathaniel Wall
People often become anxious searching for a divine calling from God. Usually when a Christian wants to know their calling, they want to know the “specific calling” they have for serving the Lord. However, when “calling” is used in the New Testament, it almost always ... Read more
The Erosion of Envy
Lincoln Huseby
I am no scientist, but I know that erosion occurs in many ways. Whether from glaciers growing or retreating, rain falling, wind billowing or waves crashing, land takes many blows from the elements of nature that collide and scrape against it. Through this process, which ... Read more
Apologetics for the Average Christian
Nathaniel Wall
One of the primary verses for encouraging us Christians to practice apologetics is 1 Peter 3:15 “…but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that ... Read more
The First and Last Temples
Nathaniel Wall
Backstory on the Temple The Biblical Temple is the place God’s presence dwells. The Hebrew word for temple means “Sanctuary” or “God’s palace”. Another Old Testament phrase used for God presence was “Tabernacle”. Tabernacle means “dwelling place”. Shortly after Israel made the exodus out of ... Read more
What to Pray for: Looking at the Psalms
Weston Schnetz
Have you ever struggled with knowing what to pray for? Or maybe even wondering how to pray in the first place? Like any relationship, there are times when it can be hard to know what to say to God, which often leads to a long ... Read more
Did God Create Evil?
Nathaniel Wall
I want to share with you some big ideas on evil. Where does evil come from? Why does evil exist? Did God create it? If God created evil, is He good? To cut right to it, God did not create evil. Evil is the consequence ... Read more
5 Thoughts to Get the Most Out of Yearly Bible Reading
Nathaniel Wall
You may think this is a shameless plug to encourage you to read the Bible in a year… and you are right! Guilty. However, this is also a short blog intended to help you get the most out of the Bible any time you read ... Read more