Words You’ll See Here
A plain glossary for the bigger words on this site: creed, Son of Man, affections, Theotokos, and more.
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How to Pray When You Don’t Know How
Prayer is talking to God as your Father. Jesus gave a simple pattern, and you can start today with a few honest words.
Who Was Jacob?
Jacob was the grandson of Abraham. God renamed him Israel, and his twelve sons became the tribes behind many of our Names lessons.
What Does “Born Again” Actually Mean?
Born again means God gives you new life by his Spirit. It isn’t a label; it’s a new start only God can give.
Sin and Grace Without the Jargon
Sin is turning from God. Grace is God giving us what we could never earn. Two words the rest of the site leans on.
Is God Real? How Would I Know?
An honest first answer: the world points to a Maker, and God has spoken most clearly in Jesus.
What Is the Gospel, in Plain Words?
The gospel is the good news that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again, and that God forgives everyone who trusts him.
Where Do I Start Reading?
Don’t start at page one. Start with a Gospel, like Mark, and read one short piece a day for a week.
What Is the Bible, Anyway?
Not one book but a library of 66, written over about 1,500 years, telling one story that points to Jesus.
Lo-Ruhamah: No Mercy, Then Mercy
God told Hosea to name his daughter No Mercy (Hos 1:6). Then God reversed it, and Peter says that reversal is our story too (1 Pet 2:10). Names Milk.