Media

Acts

The Appeal That Changed the Course of History

This tag appears to be a false positive — 'social media' is a modern rhetorical comparison used by the author, not a reference to the ancient kingdom of Media.

Colossians

The Letter That Puts Everything in Its Place

Media appears here as a modern editorial aside — used to contrast what Paul commended the Colossians for (faith, love, hope) against the metrics of contemporary church success.

Ecclesiastes

The Hard Truths Nobody Wants to Hear

"Social media" is used here as a modern reference point — the kind of platform where Solomon's funeral-over-party wisdom would be deeply unpopular, highlighting how countercultural his teaching really is.

Esther

The Dinner Invitation That Changed Everything

Media is referenced here as part of the broader Medo-Persian Empire whose social media-like dynamics of status and public approval mirror Haman's compulsive need to enumerate his own achievements to an audience.

Ezra

When the Building Stops

The returned exiles start rebuilding the Temple, but their neighbors show up with a suspiciously friendly offer. When that gets rejected, the opposition turns ugly — intimidation, bribes, and a letter campaign that shuts everything down.

Ezra

The Receipts Were Found

King Darius digs through the royal archives, finds the original decree authorizing the Temple rebuild, and doesn't just confirm it — he funds it. The Temple gets finished, and Israel throws its first Passover back home.

Isaiah

The Servant Nobody Expected

God introduces a mysterious servant who will bring justice to the whole world — not through force, but through quiet, relentless faithfulness. Then he turns to his own people and asks the hardest question: what do you do when the blind one is you?

John

The Night Everything Changed

On the night before his death, Jesus does something no one expected — he kneels down and washes his disciples' feet. Then he identifies his betrayer, watches him walk into the darkness, and gives his followers one command that will define them forever.

Mark

The Empty Tomb That Changed Everything

Three women walk to a tomb expecting a body — and find an empty grave, a messenger in white, and a message that rewrites everything. Then Jesus himself starts showing up, and nobody can believe it until they see him face to face.

Matthew

The Send-Off Nobody Was Ready For

Jesus pulls his twelve closest followers aside and gives them authority to heal, cast out demons, and announce the kingdom — then tells them exactly what it's going to cost. It's part mission briefing, part reality check, and every word still lands.

Matthew

The Upside-Down Kingdom

Jesus tells a story about workers who all get the same pay, predicts his own death for the third time, redefines what greatness actually looks like, and heals two blind men who wouldn't take no for an answer.

Matthew

The King Who Showed Up Wrong

Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey, flips the tables in the Temple, curses a fig tree, and tells two parables that leave the religious leaders realizing he's been talking about them the whole time.

Proverbs

The Lines That Read You Back

Solomon shifts from long speeches to rapid-fire wisdom — thirty-two observations about your mouth, your work ethic, your integrity, and what kind of life you're actually building. These aren't fortune cookies. They're mirrors.

Proverbs

What You're Actually Building

Solomon lays out thirty-five proverbs that cut straight to the heart of everyday life — how you speak, who you spend time with, what you do with your anger, and whether your choices are quietly building something or tearing it apart.

Proverbs

The Chapter That Reads You

Solomon drops twenty-nine observations about human nature — friendship, integrity, anger, generosity, laziness — and if you're honest with yourself, at least a few will hit uncomfortably close to home. This is ancient wisdom that doesn't age.

Proverbs

The Mirror You Didn't Ask For

Solomon drops thirty proverbs about the stuff most people would rather not examine — what you drink, what you say, what you're really like when nobody's watching. Every line is a mirror, and not all of them are flattering.

Psalms

The Song They Couldn't Sing

Exiles sit by the rivers of Babylon, weeping for a home that's gone. Their captors demand a song. What comes out instead is raw, honest, and uncomfortable — and the Bible didn't edit a word of it.

Psalms

A Prayer for When Words Become Weapons

David brings a raw, honest prayer to God about the people in his life who use words like weapons and set hidden traps. It's a psalm for anyone who's ever been the target of someone else's scheming — and a reminder of who has the final word.

Psalms

When God Takes the Stand

God calls the whole earth into his courtroom, and what he says catches everyone off guard. He doesn't want more sacrifices or bigger offerings. He wants something most people never think to give him.

Psalms

The Prayer That Outgrew a Kingdom

David prays for Solomon to rule with God's own justice — to defend the poor, reign from coast to coast, and carry a name that outlasts the sun. But the prayer keeps expanding until it describes a king no human throne could hold.

Revelation

Wake Up, Hold On, and Open the Door

Jesus sends three final letters — to a church running on reputation alone, a small church doing more than anyone expected, and a comfortable church that doesn't realize how much trouble it's in. Each one ends with a promise that still echoes today.

Zechariah

The One They Pierced

God declares that Jerusalem will become an immovable stone that shatters every nation that tries to lift it. Then, in a single devastating verse, he reveals that the people will look on the one they pierced — and an entire nation will break down in grief, family by family, alone with what they've done.

Zechariah

The Fountain and the Sword

God opens a fountain to wash away sin, strips every false prophet of their platform, then calls a sword against his own shepherd. The survivors go through fire — not to be destroyed, but to become something real.