Daniel kept his windows open and prayed three times a day, knowing the law had changed
In Daniel 6, jealous officials trick King Darius into banning prayer to anyone but the king. Daniel, now an old man, keeps praying at his open…
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The fish is the least surprising part of Jonah. The prophet was angry that God forgave his enemies
Most people remember Jonah for the great fish. The book itself ends with a question: the prophet sulks under a withered plant, angry that God spared…
Nehemiah rebuilt Jerusalem’s wall in 52 days, with a trowel in one hand and a sword in the other
The book of Nehemiah tells how a Jewish official in the Persian court returned to Jerusalem and led the rebuilding of the city walls in 52…
Jesus answered “Who is my neighbour?” with a story in which the hero was the man his listeners despised
In Luke 10, a lawyer asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbour?" Jesus answered with the parable of a man beaten by robbers, passed by a priest…
After his greatest victory, Elijah lay under a tree and asked to die. God’s first answer was food and sleep
In 1 Kings 19, days after the triumph on Mount Carmel, the prophet Elijah fled for his life, sat under a broom tree and asked God…
David turned down the king’s armour before he faced Goliath. That detail is the lesson
Before he fought Goliath, David tried on King Saul's armour and took it off because he had not tested it. He went out with a sling…
“Love is patient, love is kind” is read at weddings. Paul wrote it to a church that was tearing itself apart
1 Corinthians 13, the chapter on love, is read at weddings around the world. Paul wrote it to a divided church in Corinth that was proud…
The father ran. In Jesus’s most famous parable, that is the scandal
In the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15, a younger son wastes his inheritance and comes home expecting to be a servant. His father…
Psalm 23 was written by a man who had been a shepherd. That changes how the verses read
Psalm 23 is read at more funerals than almost any other passage. It is credited to David, who had kept sheep before he became king. Read…
The brothers who sold Joseph expected revenge. He gave them Genesis 50:20 instead
After their father Jacob died, Joseph's brothers feared he would finally punish them for selling him into slavery. His answer, "ye thought evil against me; but…