Photo by Samantha Gades on Unsplash Last week when we examined Acts 1, we noted how this story is ultimately the continuation of Luke's gospel. Jesus lived, died, rose again, and then set his followers up for a mission that they admittedly still didn't quite understand. But as this group…
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Acts 1: The Roots of the Church
Photo by Cristina Gottardi on Unsplash Learning to "Do Church"Over the next few months, we will be walking through the book of Acts bit by bit. Some weeks it'll be one chapter at a time, and other weeks it'll be larger chunks of text grouped together. With this blog…
Update: New Content 2021
Hello everyone!This is a bit of an unusual post for iBelieveBible, but we felt that a personal note was necessary and appropriate at a time like this. Needless to say, 2020 and 2021 have been tumultuous and difficult years for many people. This is true for us here at…
Queen Mother Bathsheba
The story of David and Bathsheba is often presented mostly as David's story. This is, in fact, how the Bible narrates it in 2 Samuel 11-12. It's a story about David's failure and the way that failure spiralled out of control. But Bathsheba has unfortunately been either overlooked or misunderstood…
Creative Arts & Christian Spirituality
“One of the most important - and most neglected - elements in the beginnings of the interior life is the ability to respond to reality, to see the value and the beauty in ordinary things, to come alive to the splendor that is all around us in the creatures of…