August 5, 2026
When God Doesn't Answer "Why"
Job never got an explanation. He got something better — God Himself. Reflections from the final Bible study of a deployment, and what it means to trust when the answers never come.
Bible Study
27 posts tagged “Bible Study.”
July 8, 2026
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July 5, 2026
Is America a Christian Nation? A Pastor's Answer
On America's 250th birthday, is the U.S. a Christian nation? A pastor answers from Acts 17 — and points past the flag to the one true King. Watch + read.
June 29, 2026
Why Are There Different Bibles? (Can I Trust the Bible? Part 2)
Did Nicaea create the Bible? Why do Catholics and Protestants have different Bibles? The canon, the Apocrypha, and why you can trust the Bible you have.
June 22, 2026
Should Christians Support Israel? What the Bible Actually Says
Should Christians support Israel? A U.S. Army chaplain in the Middle East gives a careful, biblical answer about Israel, the Jewish people, and the Church.
June 18, 2026
Catholic vs. Protestant: What's the Difference?
If Catholics and Protestants both believe in Jesus, why are there different churches — and does it matter? A pastor's fair, clear look at the real dividing line: authority.
June 14, 2026
Why Is the Church Full of Hypocrites?
The church is full of hypocrites is a fair complaint — but in Jesus's story of the Pharisee and the tax collector in Luke 18, the real hypocrite isn't who you'd expect.
June 11, 2026
What does "In the World, But Not of it." Mean?
Jesus prayed His followers would live in the world without belonging to it. An Army chaplain writes about the quiet, daily pull of loving lesser things more than God, and fixing your heart on what lasts.
June 7, 2026
What Does the Bible Say About Success?
Chasing success but still feeling empty? Here's how the Bible redefines success and purpose from Ephesians 2:8-10 — and how to write a definition of your own that actually lasts.
June 3, 2026
How the Gospel Changes the Way You Handle Difficult People
A U.S. Army chaplain on David, Saul, and the cave — what Scripture teaches about handling difficult people: when to forgive, when to set boundaries, and how the gospel changes both.
May 24, 2026
Community of the Broken (Life is Short. Live It Well.)
At a Switchfoot concert, Pastor Kent Keller found himself seated among strangers with disabilities who moved over, made room, and grabbed hands together when asked. A small picture of church.
May 21, 2026
Are You Covered? The Passover, the Cross, and the True Lamb
An Army chaplain writes from deployment about the night in Egypt when blood on a door, not goodness in a heart, meant life or death, and the seven ways Jesus fulfilled it on the cross.
May 10, 2026
Why Doesn't God Always Heal? A Chaplain's Field Devotion
A U.S. Army chaplain asks the question every hospital room asks: why doesn't God always heal? Scripture gives four honest answers — instant healing, gradual healing, sustaining grace, and eternity.
May 6, 2026
Can I Trust the Bible? Evidence from the Manuscripts
An Army chaplain answers a soldier's question from a tent overseas: why trust this book? Here's the manuscript evidence and eyewitness testimony behind the Bible, and the question that matters most.
May 3, 2026
Don't All Religions Lead to God? Why Christianity Is Different
Is Jesus really the only way? Explore what Jesus taught about salvation, how Christianity differs from other religions, and what it costs to follow Him.
April 29, 2026
Should Christians Be Christian Nationalists?
An Army chaplain and pastor unpacks what the Bible says about loving your country, following Jesus, and the Kingdom that outlasts every nation.
April 26, 2026
What Does the Bible Say About Anxiety?
Even Jesus felt overwhelming anxiety in Gethsemane. In Philippians 4:6-7, Paul - writing from prison - shows five practical steps from worry to real peace.
April 19, 2026
You Are Salt and Light: Why the Resurrection Still Matters
What has Christianity done for the world? The resurrection reshaped everything from your calendar to the Red Cross — and it still changes Monday.
April 12, 2026
Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead? The Evidence From 1 Corinthians 15
Preaching live from deployment in the Middle East, Pastor James Drake walks through four pieces of evidence for the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15 — and what an empty tomb means for you.
April 5, 2026
Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? | Road to Emmaus Explained
Did Jesus really rise from the dead? Discover the Road to Emmaus, biblical prophecy, and the evidence behind Easter and the resurrection of Jesus.
March 22, 2026
Building Your Life on the Right Foundation: A Warning About False Faith
Not everyone who says 'Lord, Lord' will enter the kingdom, Jesus warns in Matthew 7. A sobering look at religious performance without relationship, and building your life on rock instead of sand.
March 1, 2026
When Following Jesus Gets Hard: Finding God's Guidance Through Prayer
Following Jesus is harder than the good news first let on. In Matthew 7:7-11, Jesus gives three continuous commands, ask, seek, knock, as the way He guides us through the hard days of discipleship.
February 12, 2026
In Honor of President's Day
In honor of President's Day, a collection of quotes from Washington to Reagan on faith, prayer, and their shared conviction that religion and morality are pillars a free nation cannot do without.
February 2, 2026
When You Fast: Keeping It Real in Your Faith
Jesus assumes His followers will fast — but in Matthew 6:16-18 He draws a sharp line between fasting for God alone and fasting as a performance. Here's what authentic faith looks like.
November 30, 2025
Understanding Jesus and the Law: Why Christ Came to Fulfill, Not Abolish
In Matthew 5:17-20, Jesus says he didn't come to abolish God's law but to fulfill it. Here is what that means for biblical authority and the righteousness only Christ can give you.
November 9, 2025
What Does It Mean to Worship God in Spirit and Truth?
At Jacob's well, Jesus told a Samaritan woman that true worship has nothing to do with the right mountain or building. Here's what worshiping God "in spirit and truth" means for your life today.
October 17, 2025
Top Ten Ways the Reformation Changed the World
Sola Scriptura was the "time bomb" that set off the Protestant Reformation. Here are ten ways it reshaped education, science, government, and the world you live in today.