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Reading the Book of Acts: What's Description and What's Command

Reading the Book of Acts: What's Description and What's Command

Acts tells us what the early church did, but not everything it did is a command. A calm, practical method for reading the narrative and applying it well.

Ryan Ford Aug 10, 2026
What Scripture Says About Forgiveness (And Why It's Harder Than We Admit)

What Scripture Says About Forgiveness (And Why It's Harder Than We Admit)

Scripture commands forgiveness, but rarely the way we imagine it. A careful look at what forgiveness is, what it is not, and how to study it honestly.

Ryan Ford Aug 7, 2026
How to Study the Book of Proverbs Without Turning It Into a Promise Book

How to Study the Book of Proverbs Without Turning It Into a Promise Book

Proverbs is wisdom literature, not a list of guarantees. Learn to read it by genre, compare translations, and apply it without inventing false promises.

Ryan Ford Aug 7, 2026
How to Study the Covenants of the Bible (And Why They Hold Scripture Together)

How to Study the Covenants of the Bible (And Why They Hold Scripture Together)

The covenants are the thread holding Scripture together. Learn a simple five-question method for studying them across the whole Bible, Genesis to Gospels.

Ryan Ford Aug 6, 2026
Why the Bible's Genealogies Aren't Filler (And What They're Actually Telling You)

Why the Bible's Genealogies Aren't Filler (And What They're Actually Telling You)

Biblical genealogies look like filler, but they carry promises, prove identity, and make arguments. Here is how to read them and what you have been missing.

Ryan Ford Aug 3, 2026
Why the Four Gospels Tell the Same Story Differently (And Why That Matters)

Why the Four Gospels Tell the Same Story Differently (And Why That Matters)

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John describe the same Jesus in four distinct voices. Here is why those differences strengthen confidence in Scripture.

Ryan Ford Jul 30, 2026
What to Say When Someone Is Grieving: Comfort Grounded in Scripture

What to Say When Someone Is Grieving: Comfort Grounded in Scripture

Fear of saying the wrong thing keeps us silent. What Scripture models about comforting the grieving, what helps, what hurts, and how to prepare now.

Ryan Ford Jul 29, 2026
What Scripture Actually Says About Money, Giving, and Contentment

What Scripture Actually Says About Money, Giving, and Contentment

Scripture says more about money than most believers have ever heard. What the Bible teaches on stewardship, generosity, worry, and learned contentment.

Ryan Ford Jul 29, 2026
How to Read the Book of Revelation Without Getting Lost in Speculation

How to Read the Book of Revelation Without Getting Lost in Speculation

Revelation was written to strengthen pressured churches, not to fuel timelines. Four habits for reading it faithfully, plus a four-week plan to begin.

Ryan Ford Jul 29, 2026
What to Do When Two Bible Passages Seem to Contradict Each Other

What to Do When Two Bible Passages Seem to Contradict Each Other

Two verses seem to say opposite things. Here is a calm, Scripture-first method for reading tension in the Bible without forcing an answer or walking away.

Ryan Ford Jul 28, 2026
How to Read Old Testament Stories Without Turning Them Into Moral Lessons

How to Read Old Testament Stories Without Turning Them Into Moral Lessons

Most of us read Old Testament stories as moral lessons. Four questions that reveal what the text is actually doing — and the God at the center of it.

Ryan Ford Jul 27, 2026
How to Do a Biblical Word Study (Even If You Don't Know Greek or Hebrew)

How to Do a Biblical Word Study (Even If You Don't Know Greek or Hebrew)

Learn a simple five-step method for doing a biblical word study — no Greek or Hebrew required — using translation comparison and Scripture itself.

Ryan Ford Jul 24, 2026
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