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Reading Scripture with Fresh Eyes
October 23, 2026 · How to Study the Bible
Tom's most recent article, published October 23, 2026. Read it in full on this page, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after it.
Apostolic Teaching and How It Was Preserved
August 19, 2026 · Apostolic Teaching
What counts as apostolic teaching, where it comes from, and how it was preserved for us. Read the full article on this page, in parts of no more than 1,000 words each, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after each part.
Why Paul Was Not Ashamed of the Gospel
August 10, 2026 · The Gospel
Why Paul could preach the gospel without shame — what he corrected, and what he did not. Read the full article on this page, in parts of no more than 1,000 words each, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after each part.
Reading Leviticus 23 With Fresh Eyes
July 27, 2026 · God's Holy Days
A fresh walk through the chapter that lays out God's appointed feasts — beginning with the Sabbath. Read the full article on this page, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after it.
Christ High Priest Forever
July 19, 2026 · Jesus Christ
Christ's continuing priesthood — and why it matters to ordinary believers today. Read the full article on this page, in parts of no more than 1,000 words each, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after each part.
The Pearl String Method
July 7, 2026 · How to Study the Bible
The place to begin: understanding the Bible one truth at a time, each pearl strung with the next. Read the full article on this page, in parts of no more than 1,000 words each, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after each part.
The Gospel Foretold Through the Holy Days
April 9, 2026 · God's Holy Days
How God's Holy Days foretell the gospel — the plan of salvation laid out in His appointed feasts.
Moses' Journey Out of Egypt
March 18, 2026 · Moses & Exodus
From a prince of Egypt to a desert sheep herder. Moses was called out of Egypt not once but twice — and learned, in the wilderness, to trust God rather than himself. Read the full article on this page, in parts of no more than 1,000 words each, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after each part.
Typology and the Pearl String
February 21, 2026 · Typology
How the types and shadows of the Old Testament point to Christ — and how they fit the Pearl String approach. Read the full article on this page, in parts of no more than 1,000 words each, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after each part.
When Tradition Becomes “Equal to Scripture”
February 2, 2026 · Tradition & Scripture
The danger of letting human tradition stand on the same level as the Word of God. Read the full article on this page, in parts of no more than 1,000 words each, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after each part.
Paul, Not Ashamed of the Gospel
May 28, 2019 · The Gospel
What made Paul tick? Why the apostle could say, “I am not ashamed of the gospel.” Read the full article on this page, in parts of no more than 1,000 words each, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after each part.
Faith
February 2005 · Faith & Prayer
An editorial on Luke 18 — the parable of the unjust judge, and prayer that does not give up. Read the full editorial on this page, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after it.
Inside This Issue…
March/April 2003 · Editorials
Tom's editor's introduction to the March/April 2003 issue, which he also edited. Read it in full on this page, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after it.
Christianity — A Way of Life
January 2003 · Christian Living
Christianity is not a Sunday activity — it is a way of life, every day of the week. Read the full editorial on this page, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after it.
The Diets of the Millennium Should Be the Diets of Today
September/October 2002 · Health
Part two of Tom's health series: what the Bible's dietary instruction teaches us now. Read the full article on this page, in parts of no more than 1,000 words each, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after each part.
Relating the Bible to Life
August 5, 2002 · How to Study the Bible
Scripture was given to be lived. How to carry what you read into daily life. Read the full editorial on this page, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after it.
Take Responsibility for Your Own Health — Nobody Else Will!
August 2002 · Health
Part one of Tom's health series: your health is your own responsibility before God. Read the full article on this page, in parts of no more than 1,000 words each, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after each part.
Moses' Journey Out of Egypt
March/April 2002 · Moses & Exodus
What Moses' journey out of Egypt teaches about our own journey out of sin. This is the original 2002 magazine version — read it in full on this page, in parts of no more than 1,000 words each, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after each part.
God's Elect
January 2001 · Editorials
Tom's earliest published editorial: who are God's elect, and what does God expect of them? Read the full editorial on this page, with Questions & Answers and a Summary Test after it.
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