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Unveiling Christ this Easter
Easter is not absent from the Old Testament; it is woven through its shadows, symbols, and sacred patterns.
Paul Bryner
April 1, 2026
Easter is not absent from the Old Testament; it is woven through its shadows, symbols, and sacred patterns.
Delays can make faithful effort feel pointless. How does the Bible’s symbolic 7 help us trust in God’s promises?
A thousand pages of interviews changed one PhD student’s marriage. Now he documents Black couples who draw on faith to build strong families.
From Moses’ brass serpent to tools of modern discipleship, how to keep the means of discipleship from replacing the Messiah.
Can names reveal divine truth? The Restoration revived Ahman as a sacred name linking identity to divine order.
It wasn’t just apathy or failure to perform religious ceremonies for which ancient Israel faced God’s judgments. It was also what they failed to do for each other.
An encounter with Isaiah can sometimes challenge faith rather than expand it. Bible scholars can sometimes add to the confusion. Dan Ellsworth’s new resource helps people navigate several difficult issues to ensure the text blesses and strengthens us.
It’s easy to sometimes think God only wants to hear “nice” feelings and positive sentiments in our prayers. Thank goodness the Book of Psalms demonstrates otherwise.
People tend to seek information that affirms what they already think. But prophets are called to a very different task. And whether prophetic teaching is subtle or direct, the public reception is often sadly predictable.
In addition to the clear violations against chastity, David’s behavior towards Uriah and Bathsheba reflects an ancient warning against the very exploitation of the powerless we continue to see around us today.
Why all the intense feelings over competing interpretations of particular passages of scripture? Maybe because of what the winning conclusion says about the authority of scripture as a whole.
To those who are quick to assume that God’s loving support comes mostly to families without problems, I would recommend the story of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.