It is easy to feel defined by the patterns of our family history — the sins that recur, the wounds that linger, the sense that we are...

Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus includes individuals one might expect to omit from a royal lineage. Alongside Mary, he includes four women...

Having just commenced a Sunday night series in the Gospel of Matthew, many of us are tempted to skim over the genealogy in Matthew 1:1-17,...

Near the end of Nehemiah 13, a short prayer appears four times: “Remember me, O my God.” It’s simple, almost understated. But it...

One of the most surprising moments in Nehemiah 13 is when Nehemiah discovers that an enemy named Tobiah has been given a room inside the...

Have you ever noticed how spiritual drift rarely happens suddenly? It’s usually slow — almost unnoticeable. Like a tyre with a tiny...

After the settling and the serving comes something glorious: singing. Nehemiah 12 describes the dedication of the wall. Two choirs climb...

Nehemiah 12 opens with another long list of names—priests, Levites, gatekeepers. It’s tempting to skim it. But those names tell a...

There’s a quiet tension at the start of Nehemiah 11. The wall is finished. Reform has begun. The temple stands ready. But there’s a...