Acts 8-9 The tree continues to grow. Unfortunately, many times it takes adversity and pain to bring about real growth. God used the stoning of Stephen and the subsequent persecution of God’s people to drive the disciples out of the comfort zone in Jerusalem and to...
Under Construction A Cartoonist's Guide to the Bible is a work in progress. Steve Thomason has been drawing his way through the Bible for 20 years. Some books have lots of drawings, some, like this one, have yet to be drawn.CLICK HERE to learn about the prophets and...
Acts 6-7 When a tree becomes strong and starts to bear fruit, a good gardener knows that it needs to be pruned. Unless the shears are taken out and the little wild branches cut off, the tree will become unproductive. Cutting off dead wood and trimming up the branches...
Let Justice Roll Down Like Water | A SermonCLICK HERE to learn about the prophets and how this book fits into the collection
Acts 3-5 When a seed is planted it is very vulnerable. Birds could come and snatch it up. Rocky soil or weeds could choke it out and kill it. If the tree is going to survive, it must be nurtured and have the proper environment so that it can set its roots and grow...
Joel, as with many other prophets, was preaching a message of urgency and repentance to a nation that was on the verge of being annihilated by an invading horde of “locusts.” The beginning of his book is doom and gloom, but he also offers a glimmer of hope. Read...
Acts 1-2 If a tree is going to grow strong and tall then it must establish a strong root system. Acts 1-2 show how the roots of this newly planted church reached deep into the soil. Jesus is the key to this whole operation. Not only is he the planter of the seed, he...
Through graphic imagery and real-life circumstances, Hosea draws upon the analogy of an adulterous wife to illustrate the state of affairs in Israel. God commanded Hosea to marry Gomer, a prostitute. Even after her adultery and prostitution, God told Hosea to “buy her...
Daniel is unique among the prophets because he is not actually a prophet. The book of Daniel is a difficult book to categorize because Daniel is not a prophet, in that he did not preach to anyone, yet he received a great deal of prophetic dreams and visions from God...
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