The Lord revealed to Joseph that the Lord was going to use him in a marvelous way, that he would be a savior of sorts, but between the time he innocently went looking for his brothers in Dothan and the fulfillment of the dream there was much humiliation and danger to be endured as the Lord prepared him for that great act of deliverance.

In the appeals of Judah, we see a picture of person and work of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Office Hours talks to Dr. Bryan Estelle about his book, “Echoes of Exodus,” and how the exodus motif is seen throughout Scripture.

Genesis 38 vividly portrays the power of sin among Jacob's descendants as Judah falls deep and deeper into sin. Tamar, by contrast, demonstrates her faith in God's promises to Abraham's seed through desperately clinging to her position as matriarch of Judah's heir, and she sees God's blessing through the unusual birth of her twin sons. 

Sarah displayed persevering faith in the God who made promises to her through her actions.

1 Peter 2 proclaims Christians the new people of God, and exhorts them to live accordingly as sojourners and exiles, with exemplary lives before unbelievers. Genesis 20 shows how the original sojourner, Abraham, failed to do this, yet also displays God’s common grace.

Like his grandfather Abraham, Jacob has nothing in his waking world to guarantee his role as promise-receiver and promise-bearer.  Yet God interrupts his scheming and shame to introduce him to his new world of the gospel.

Dr. Estelle looks at Gen. 22 and explores the exact nature of Abraham’s faith as seen in this passage and Christ as the ultimate answer to his “problem.”

WSC President Joel Kim's closing chapel devotion of the Spring 2018 semester. 

 In a world where evil seems to get the upper hand more often than not, our Lord strengthens our faith in his unfailing Word by being silent in the hour of darkness. 

Jesus’ “I Am” statements in the Gospel of John show us both our own spiritual neediness and his complete sufficiency as our Redeemer to meet our every need. 

Graduating Senior Joel Zakahi exposits Psalm 138. 

Jesus’ “I Am” statements in the Gospel of John show us both our own spiritual neediness and his complete sufficiency as our Redeemer to meet our every need. 

Deliverance from sin is not the result of self-salvation. We cannot pull ourselves out of the pit. Rescue is the Action of God alone.

Why does Mary praise God the way she does when she visits Elizabeth in Luke 1? Mary's use of Hannah’s words in 1 Samuel gives us a glimpse of the great joy and hope Mary has in the coming Messiah.

What Bread Are You Seeking? Jesus as the Bread of Life.

Jesus’ “I Am” statements in the Gospel of John show us both our own spiritual neediness and his complete sufficiency as our Redeemer to meet our every need. 

In 2 Tim 2:1, Paul calls Timothy to a strength that can only come from the gracious realities of the gospel.

Darian Lockett delivers a lecture discussing diaspora as canonical context for James and 1 Peter at the Spring 2018 WSA convocation lecture.

Darian Lockett delivers a lecture discussing the theological and historical commitments of reading canon as scripture at the Spring 2018 WSA convocation lecture.