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Romans: The Gospel According To Paul … Part 1

Published: July 8, 2024 (Originally published: January 6, 2007)
Romans 1
The Rapture is getting closer by the day. The Church's days on Earth are clearly numbered and whether we're taken up this year or not it's certainly not too soon to prepare. With that in mind we'll begin a study of Paul's Letter to the Romans, the Gospel according to Paul.

Success Is Not In Never Falling, But In Always Rising Again

Published: July 3, 2024 (Originally published: July 2, 2003)
Some of the Bible's greatest heroes experienced huge failures.

Ruth’s Story

Published: May 27, 2024 (Originally published: July 2, 2003)
Like several other biblical events, it's a true story that can also be viewed allegorically. Here's how it happened.

Seven Churches of Rev. 2 and 3: Congregations

Published: May 1, 2024 (Originally published: July 2, 2003)
In recent articles, we've focused on the prophetic nature of the seven letters of Revelation 2-3. Now let's shift to another level of application. I've offered the opinion that all the letters are applicable to all congregations throughout the church age and to each member of those congregations. The challenges and promises that end the letters are to individuals, so the criticism found in the letters is meant to be taken personally, not just corporately.

Revelation 2-3: 7 Letters To 7 Churches, Part 3

Published: April 29, 2024 (Originally published: May 22, 2012)
Philadelphia and Laodicea. The conclusion to our study on the Seven Letters to the Seven Churches of Revelation 2 and 3.

Revelation 2-3: 7 Letters To 7 Churches, Part 2

Published: April 24, 2024 (Originally published: May 22, 2012)
As the Roman Empire grew in prominence, Rome soon became the world's center for the practices and traditions of the Babylonian pagan religion.

Esther’s Story … Part 4 (Chapters 8-10) Conclusion

Published: March 20, 2024 (Originally published: December 5, 2004)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

With the death of Haman and the elevation of Mordecai to Chief Counselor, you’d think my problems would be over, but we still had the extermination order against all my people in Persia to deal with. I fell on my knees and begged the King to rescind Haman’s order.


Esther’s Story … Part 1 (Intro and Chapter 1)

Published: March 11, 2024 (Originally published: November 14, 2004)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

(NOTE: Ray C. Stedman’s book “The Queen and I” was a major source of inspiration for this series of articles on the Book of Esther.)

This is part of Jack’s, Bible Thru the Eyes of Its Writers series where he tells the stories in first-person—as if the authors were telling the story themselves.


Good Morning, Lord. A Commentary On Psalm 19

Published: February 28, 2024 (Originally published: July 23, 2016)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Psalm 19 is one of the best daily prayers I’ve ever found. Commit it to memory and use it in your prayers each morning. Just like your daily bath or shower makes you physically clean, praying Psalm 19 makes you spiritually clean. 


The Source of Our Self Esteem

Published: January 29, 2024 (Originally published: October 10, 2015)

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.  (James 1:17)