All that judgment that should have burned you to stubble falls on Him instead. The refiner’s fire consumes Him, not because He is impure, but because He has taken your impurity as His own. The wrath that should fall on you for your indifference, compromise, lust, and self-righteousness—that wrath is poured out on Him. He, the Bridegroom, lets Himself be treated like the harlot so that His Bride can wear the white robe. He, the righteous Son, is cut off so that you can be called sons. View article → #biblestr

Jacob Returns to Bethel—Genesis 35:1-15 https://youtube.com/live/SHBLlPxOqpQ #biblestr

Jacob and Esau Meet—Genesis 33:1-11 https://youtube.com/live/KiSghcLUXdM

Jacob Wrestles with God—Genesis 32:22-32 https://youtube.com/live/mfeYDrd8JUE

Esau Comes to Meet Jacob—Genesis 32:1-21 https://youtube.com/live/cLIvyv4NXx4 #biblestr

Bible Study: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 — December 7, 2025

But the fall into sin did not remove that dominion; it corrupted the heart that wields it. So the problem is not the tools. The problem is the hands and hearts that hold them. The same mind that designs a medicine can design a weapon. The same organizational power that can coordinate relief can also coordinate slaughter. Evil is not less active in a technological age; it is more efficient, more organized, more far-reaching. One of the greatest inventions of coordination, currency like the dollar, is manipulated to devalue the value of your time, effort, and property. As time moves forward the battle does not calm down; it escalates. Wars become more brutal. Hatred becomes more destructive. Inflation runs hot. One catastrophe now can touch the whole world. View article →

The vice responsible for every immoral, unethical, and illegal financial scheme—whether fractional-reserve banking, Ponzi schemes, stock trading, or crypto lending—is usury driven by greed.

Laban Pursues Jacob—Genesis 31:22-42 #biblestr https://youtube.com/live/OpbalZjGxRs

Advent is the season where God puts John in front of you and says, “Listen to him. Learn from him.” Not because John is the Savior, but because John knows he isn’t. He prepares the way by preaching repentance and by baptizing sinners. He shows the church how to live in the in-between time: hear preaching, receive baptism, repent. #biblestr View article →

Jacob Flees from Laban—Genesis 31:1-21 https://youtube.com/live/-KrzGroZCRM #biblestr

Laban Agrees to Divide the Livestock with Jacob—Gen. 30:25-43 https://youtube.com/live/uRR7RCH_dhI

Imagine having a monthly budget you overspend by 25% on average. Imagine you had a family emergency that added another 25%. Imagine that you forgot to stop paying for the emergency. Imagine you kept at it month over month, doing nothing and changing nothing. Imagine that you think this is a good time to spend even more on a big home remodeling. And then imagine you thought there would be no consequences because of your magical economic theory. Imagine.

St. Andrew, Apostle (obs)—John 1:35-42a #biblestr https://youtube.com/live/VGB7UVUdZSw

Christ does not come to stir your emotions or decorate your December. He comes to forgive your sins. He comes to cleanse your conscience. He comes to break your death and give you His life. He comes into your mouth, into your body, into your grave-bound flesh. #biblestr View article →

Bible Study: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 — November 30, 2025 #biblestr

Now you can talk about Thanksgiving in a Christian way. You give thanks for daily bread—food, drink, house, home, family, work, land—because your Father has provided it. You receive what is set before you with prayer, not as a god to cling to, but as a gift to use and enjoy. You feed the hungry, support the preaching, care for the weak, because you know you are not your own; you were bought with a price. View article →

Heaven Is Opened at Bethel—Genesis 27:46–28:22 https://youtube.com/live/Qu8NKJ1ddyA

Esau Does Not Receive the Blessing—Genesis 27:30-45 https://youtube.com/live/YbfgJ8wu1vM