Articles by B. Nathaniel (Bev) Sullivan

B. Nathaniel (Bev) Sullivan watches cultural trends with keen interest and writes about them from a biblical perspective at wordfoundations.com. Bev also is a freelance writer. You’ll enjoy his articles and the cultural commentary you can find on his web site. The articles below have been written by Bev.

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Joy that Comes When a Sinner Repents

Isaiah, the inspired writer of the prophetic book that bears his name, wrote, “We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way” (Isa. 53:6). Yet in some instances, not all the sheep wander off at the same time. Jesus described a scenario in which a shepherd had 100 sheep and…

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Babel: The Backdrop for Abraham’s Call

When the Tower of Babel was under construction, human unity had arisen for the purpose of exalting human ingenuity and effort. This was pride! Then God brought confusion and chaos to the project. In doing so, He rescued humanity from the disastrous results that a completed tower would have surely brought. So, how was Babel…

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Pride In The Bible

How are we to understand pride in the Bible? In Psalm 10:3-4, the psalmist wrote, “For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings; the one who is greedy curses and despises the LORD. In all his scheming, the wicked arrogantly thinks: ‘There is no accountability, since God does not exist’” (HCSB). In the King…

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“Created” In The Bible

How should we understand the word “created” in the Bible? The first verb attributed to God in the Bible is the word typically translated in English Bibles as created. The New Life Version (Canby, OR: Christian Literature International, 1986) is an exception; the translators of this Bible intentionally used a limited English vocabulary to convey…

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“Crazy” In The Bible

How should we understand the concept of “crazy” in the Bible? After Peter’s miraculous escape from prison in Acts 12:6-10, the fisherman-turned-preacher made his way to the home of Mary, who was the mother of John Mark. At Mary’s home many of the believers had gathered together and were praying for Peter (see vv. 11-12).…

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The Ark In The Bible

Prior to the flood, God told Noah, “I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth” (Gen. 6:13). Then God told Noah, “Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the…

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Ur of the Chaldeans

Genesis 11:31-32 states, “Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (Haram’s son), and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and they set out together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled there. Terah lived 205 years and died in Haran.”…

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“God Will Provide” In The Bible

We can learn much about God’s provision in the story of God’s call to Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac. So, what can we learn about the phrase “God will provide” in the Bible? Genesis 22:8 are key verses in the account of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice Isaac. God’s Provision for Abraham Here are verses…

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“Astonishment” In The Bible

What is “astonishment” in the Bible? According to the Holman Christian Standard Bible, after Jesus brought a 12-year old girl back to life in Mark 5:21-24,35-42, Mark recorded that the crowd of people who witnessed this miracle “were utterly astounded” (v. 42, HCSB). The translators of the King James Version, however, put it this way:…

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