Everyone values something. God values relationships. The greatest commandment reminds us that total love for God and one’s neighbour is the highest calling. Though lesser things vie for our attention, God calls us to excellence in our relationships...

Church. The word evokes such a variety of responses. The church began in Acts 2 and we can see the preoccupations and practices of that early church in verses 41-47.

With Jesus' resurrection comes His command to be Gospel people in a world that does not recognize that the Kingdom of Heaven has come near. We are to be Kingdom bringers. Lord let Your Kingdom come in us.

Because the tomb was empty on that first Easter Sunday we can celebrate our risen Lord Jesus and enjoy life to full forevermore.

The book ends with God speaking, reminding the people what He has done (v. 2-13). God reminds the people of his faithfulness with expressions like “I gave” and “I did”. Then Joshua calls for a decision (v. 14-15). Whom will you serve? The Israelites...

An ageing Joshua assembles the people and gives his farewell speech. He reminds the people of what God has done for them and also gives them a warning. His dire words sound a warning for us as to the blessings obedience brings and the grave cost of...

The main point of the cities of refuge was that an innocent person would not be killed. These strategically placed cities gave an asylum for a person who accidentally killed someone, to flee and await a fair trial. Likewise God becomes our person of...

Joshua is a book full of battles. Critics decry the repeated violence in the narrative. What are we to make of the wholesale destruction of the Canaanites? Particularly when we so often read that the Lord commands the annihilation of all the people...

We see Caleb’s character in this chapter. He’s a man of courage and whole-hearted devotion to the Lord. He has no fear of his enemies and says at age 85 that he’s got the same strength that he had at age 40. We learn from Caleb to keep our eyes...

Miracles. In this section we see two incredible miracles: the Lord raining down deadly hail and causing the sun to stand still. Did they actually happen like this or appear to happen? We see in this chapter the interplay between the divine and human...