When facing years of unanswered prayer, human instinct screams for action, defense, or immediate explanation. However, examining the ancient Near Eastern context of Jericho reveals that God commanded complete silence for six days—not as a punishment…
When standing at a major life transition, waiting for God to clear the path completely before taking a step is a common trap. Discover why biblical history shows that divine deliverance requires stepping into freezing, rushing water ankle-deep first…
Discover how ancient Near Eastern treaty structures illuminate Deuteronomy 27 and 28, revealing why God instructed Israel to build an altar on Mount Ebal before reading a single curse. This deep dive connects historical archaeology with biblical hop…
How Will Your Story End? Deuteronomy 27-34, the Ending of the Torah, and the God Who Gives Life to the Dead By Dr. Shawn M. Greener | Through the Bible in a Year: Walking the Story of God | Days 130-134 © 2026 Dr. Shawn M. Greener. All Rights R…
When we reach the twilight of our years, many of us look back and measure our worth by a running list of unfinished accomplishments, unfulfilled career goals, and unrealized potential. However, looking at biblical figures like Moses through an Ancie…
When Moses handed the reins of leadership to Joshua in Deuteronomy 31, English translations flattened a vital ancient Near Eastern phrase. By examining the Hebrew idiom 'go out and come in,' readers can uncover profound theological truths about succ…
Discover why ancient Near Eastern geopolitical treaties always ended in permanent exile for rule-breakers, while Deuteronomy 30 uniquely engineered a return clause for wandering souls. This deep dive contrasts historical Hittite contracts with Moses…
When life spirals into a series of relentless hardships, many believers quietly wonder if God is punishing them or if a curse has landed on their lives. By examining the ancient Near Eastern context of Mount Ebal and Deuteronomy's covenant framework…
True spiritual transformation happens when we realize that our repeated behavioral failures are not a lack of information, but a heart-level alignment issue. By exploring the Ancient Near Eastern context of Deuteronomy, we discover why human willpow…
Why Can't You Make Yourself Change? What Deuteronomy knew about the human heart, and what God promised to do about it By Dr. Shawn M. Greener | Sunday Summation and Deepening, Deuteronomy 10-26 © 2026 Dr. Shawn M. Greener. All Rights Reserved. P…
What Are You Still Replaying? Remember the Whole Road: Numbers 31 to Deuteronomy 9 Your memory isn't broken. It's biased. What is the meaning of; biblical meaning of remember? You can call up, in perfect detail, the thing you said years ago t…
Stop Carrying What Isn't Yours You've been trying to clean yourself up before you'd come to God. This week in the wilderness says you had it backwards. A heifer burned to ash. A pole in a dying camp. Five women who asked. Almost none of it was the…
The Week They Got What They Wanted Twelve men wanted to give. A nation wanted meat and got a grave for it. Ten men wanted to go back to Egypt and lost forty years. A Levite who already carried the ark wanted the priesthood too, and the ground opene…
THE WEEK HE PUT HIS NAME ON YOULeviticus 24 to Numbers 6, Days 105 to 109 He Put His Name On You... Click Link to Watch Episode on True Word, Faith for LIFE! with Dr. Shawn YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/live/Fzygr7sCQUw?si=lK_ihGsNkwTC…
Christian Antisemitism: When the Poison Came Home Confronting the oldest hatred, recovering the root Romans 9 through 11 | Genesis 12:3 The oldest hatred learned to quote your Bible. Too many of us went quiet when it started wearing our colors.…
The Week God Claimed the Ordinary Holiness in Leviticus. For sixteen chapters, the book of Leviticus has been about one thing: how to come to God. Where to stand. What to carry in your hands. How to be clean enough to get close. It is all sanctuar…
The God Who Moved First Did YOU Ever Choose God? You think you're too late. That you already spent your chance, and God went quiet on you. A whole nation built a golden calf. Days later, they watched Him move into the house they'd raised. Every s…
The God Who Would Not Leave There's a fear a lot of us carry and never say out loud. It's the fear that you've finally done it. That somewhere back there you crossed a line you can't uncross, broke the same promise one too many times, handed your h…
The Mountain You Could Never Climb - Two million promised to keep the covenant at Sinai and broke it in weeks. That was the point. What Exodus 19-24 reveals about grace, blood, and rest. There's a mountain in your life you keep trying to climb, a…
From the Song to the Structure A Reflection on Exodus 15 Through 18 What happens when your praise wears off? There is a particular kind of whiplash in these four chapters that I have never stopped feeling, no matter how many times I walk through t…
Could You Be the Villain and Not Know It? Confirmation bias political violence are REAL and they are NOW. WATCH on True Word, Faith for LIFE! with Dr. Shawn The man who allegedly engraved a slur on a bullet did not believe he was the villain. He …
From the Doorpost to the Deep A Reflection on Exodus 12 Through 14 How do you actually know you're safe? Not safe in the vague, general sense. Safe in the specific, middle-of-the-night, something-is-coming-and-I-need-to-know-I'm-covered sense. Ex…
When the Storm Is the SermonA Reflection on Exodus 7 Through 11 I've spent the better part of five days living inside Pharaoh's refusals, and it hasn't been comfortable. Not because the history is hard to follow. It isn't. Nine plagues, one increa…
What If God Keeps His Word in the Hard Place? A Reflection on Exodus 2 through 6 | Days 55 through 59 Watch the full week on YouTube What if God keeps His Word? Have you ever obeyed God and watched things get worse? Not a little worse. Dramatic…
