Explore truths for life within books of the Bible
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The creation story
How can we rationalize the Bible's creation story with modern science?
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Adam and Eve
In an English translation, these sound like names of ordinary people, but in Hebrew Adam is the word for “human” or “humankind.”
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Cain and Abel
The story of Cain killing his brother Abel is not just a tale of murder, but represents how we are our brother’s keeper in many…
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Noah's ark
The story of Noah and the flood represents the personal struggle and temptation that each of us faces in life—and the ways we can protect…
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Tower of Babel
The desire to attain heavenly rewards only from and for oneself is pictured in the Word by the Tower of Babel.
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Jacob and Esau
Love is our birthright. But early in our development, we might be willing to give up that birthright for things that promise immediate gratification.
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Jacob's ladder
Jacob's dream of a ladder connecting earth and heaven represents the times when we remember with awe that the Lord has never left us.
Explore truths for life within books of the Bible
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Slavery in Egypt
The children of Israel's enslavement in Egypt gives us a picture of our own lives when we feel stuck — trapped in some bad habit,…
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Moses at the burning bush
The burning bush represents the Word of God, the Bible, the vehicle for the truth the Lord gives us.
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The Passover feast
How can we bring the fiery inspiration of the burning bush down into the action of our lives?
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Crossing the Red Sea
The Red Sea in this story symbolizes obstacles that stand in the way of our dreams. The Lord's solutions are bigger than our thinking.
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Bitter waters turned sweet
Water stands for the truth. The Lord does give us truth, but at times the truth seems bitter. Why?
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Water from rock
Water and rock illustrate two different kinds of truth — two different stages of our faith and trust in the Lord.
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Manna in the wilderness
To gather and eat the bread from heaven means a change in our spiritual diet.
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Supporting Moses' hands in battle
The Lord never allows us to experience a temptation or crisis that is so great it would take away our freedom. But sometimes we tire.
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The ten commandments
Each commandment, in addition to being powerful in its literal meaning, contains deeper meanings that are applicable in our lives.
