Its ironic, how many of the significant people in our lives, and in biblical history, are often overlooked and go unnoticed. Epaphras, whose name means “lovely,” was one such character, who played an important role in the lives of many early church believers. Although his name only appears 3 times in the New Testament, and…

Life is full of changes for most people – some pleasant, while others are not. For those who believe in Jesus Christ, it’s important to reflect on our lives before and after we received Him. In Colossians chapter 1, the Apostle Paul provides an impressive summary of who Jesus Christ is in verses 15-20. Following that, in verses 21-23, Paul highlights…

While the New Testament speaks of two men by the name of James, I want to briefly consider James the son of Mary and Joseph, and half-brother to Jesus (Matthew 13:55). Throughout James’ early life, he was not a believer in Jesus being the Christ, the Son of God (John 7:5). However, all that changed…

In Acts 4:36 we are introduced to another biblical Joseph. However, the apostles called this man Barnabas, which means son of encouragement, or son of exhortation. We don’t know how this Jewish Levite came to faith in Jesus, but we do see repeatedly that he lived up to his name as an encourager. The first…

In Psalm 89, Ethan writes from the raw thoughts of his heart during what must have been agonising personal and national circumstances. From our modern way of thinking, Ethan has a peculiar order of writing in this Psalm. He begins by declaring his commitment to speak well of God, to declare God’s good character, and His promises for Israel.…