New Testament Overview Videos This is a gift from BibleRoads – a New Testament overview video in about thirty minutes, free. We hope many will take advantage of watching it, tell your friends, use it in Sunday School with your iPad or laptop, start a BibleRoads study program with it providing helpful background, etc. The goal […]
3 Helpful Doors into the 91st Psalm
The 91st Psalm was our family’s go-to prayer during emergencies –like when a tornado funnel whirled dangerously close to our living room window in Oklahoma. It’s one of the three Psalms my Mom had us memorize and pray before going to sleep—something I was incredibly grateful for as the years went by and new emergencies […]
‘Go to Galilee’: A Perpetual Post-Resurrection Mandate
By Madelon Maupin on April 24, 2019 in Jesus Christ, New Testament, Biblical Geographical Locations, Discipleship
It is to his lifework that we turn in order to follow him, to continue the work he began. And in doing our own work as disciples, we find that resurrected Christ continuing to guide, comfort, and encourage us forward.
“Want ad for an Apostle…”
If God ever wrote a want ad, looking for an apostle, maybe it would include some of the qualifications below. That may seem like a silly idea, but it was a way to begin to appreciate the remarkable career of someone who changed the course of Christianity forever. I hope you enjoy reading this as […]
Why linking Valentine’s Day and a Biblical Book isn’t crazy!
By Madelon Maupin on February 11, 2019 in Biblical Artists, Old Testament, Bible Study, The Bible and Popular Culture
The headline of this blog might be a head-scratcher for you. After all, Valentine’s Day has its origin in the ancient pagan cultures of Greece and Rome when orgies celebrating romance and fertility regularly occurred. But as the Roman Empire was Christianized, the festival of Juno Februata – the Roman goddess of love, marriage, and […]
Six Reasons why Abraham is a January Role Model
By Madelon Maupin on January 8, 2019 in Old Testament, Pentateuch/Torah, Patriarchs, Biblical Leadership
With a new year, who better to look at biblically than Abraham, that Scriptural template for new starts. His life spans 14 chapters in the book of Genesis (from 11 – 25) and weaves an extraordinary story of faithfulness, mistakes, and renewed efforts. I’ve loved reviewing the sweeping events of this Patriarch of Israel’s life, […]
