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I hate to disappoint you, but the Bible is not about you. Specifically, it was not written to improve the quality of your daily existence (in the way you think).

What is the shortest verse in the New Testament? Did you respond “Jesus wept”? (Buzzer sound) No, that is the third shortest verse in the New Testament.

A series of conversations in recent months, linked only by the theme of Bible translation, has made me dramatically more aware than ever before of the following observations.

The obvious, but often overlooked, answer is ... the author.

The Old Testament was written in the language of its writers, which was Hebrew, and the New Testament was written in the language of its writers -- or at least the dominant language of commerce and culture -- which was Greek. The Bibles we read are translations of those languages into the English language. So does it matter which Bible we use?

The Woman, the Dragon, and the Child: this is the full-orbed Christmas story that we need reminding of all year round.

As I lay sprawled on the lumpy hotel bed, one thing continued to cycle through my mind: This was not going the way I’d planned.

There is another course the believer can take when earthly expectations go up and down – when your hope shipwrecks. It is a course that goes right through Calvary.

Let's do some Bible listening in 2013.

I can't count on two hands how many times I have set out to read through the Bible from beginning to end, yet somewhere in the first few weeks, I got sidetracked.

God oversees and directs everything, and those who follow Him never have any reason to doubt His plan.

A believer’s reflection upon the acts of his own redemption should bring him to a place of conscious trembling before God.

Each time I came across something that contradicted what I had believed before receiving Christ, I had to make a choice to reject my former teachings or experiences and replace them with what God said about the situation or circumstance.

In Scripture the defining moment in a prophet’s life came when he heard and responded to the call to serve as God’s messenger.

Memorizing Scripture helped Chaplain Barry Black accomplish amazing things in his life and career.

What does this scripture really mean?For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. -1 Timothy 6:10