The talents, a sermon.  Some background to Matthew’s Gospel will set the context of the parable of the talents. Context is important. It helps you to understand the first audience and the cultural and historical setting of the passage. Doing so does not discount application of the text to your…

This is the first article in a series on the book of Revelation. It is an introduction, laying some groundwork for further study. Many people have found this book perplexing, troubling & difficult to understand, even to the extent of describing it as: “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside…

Many of Paul’s missionary activities in the book of Acts are not practiced/experienced as normative within the modern church. This indicates that any analysis of Paul’s missionary strategy should consider the redemptive historical context of the New Testament. We are investigating the activities of a major prophet/Apostle who was foundational to…