Author Archives: Petra AT

es that is true! But who did these returned exiles consist of, what tribes, what type of people? etc…

The combination of both the religious zeal of Ezra and the excellent leadership and forward thinking skills of Nehemiah is the the perfect union of how church and state should be.

If I were to ask you who Ezra was, I’m sure you would be familiar with his name or be able to identify that there’s a book in the Bible named after him. But if I were to ask you who Zerubbabel is could you answer with the same familiarity? Zerubbabel was ….

In Matthew 5, Jesus teaches us how we should pray. This is not to say that we should never swerve from what is outlined here, since there are different types of prayer like intercessory prayer where the format may differ but when it comes to personal prayer with the Father, below I identify some key points to consider.

Songs of Songs is one of those books that is not frequently talked about or read but I’ve discovered holds some timely truths particularly when one is in a romantic relationship. Song of Songs features the love dialogue between a simple Jewish maiden and her lover Solomon…

As I read through the Bible we hear places such as Cush, Babylon, Asia Minor, but where are those places in our modern day geography. This posts serves to map those biblical places to the places today.

I spent the month of February reading the book of Job here are my takeaways

Faith without works is dead! This is a very popular saying in the Christian faith. But what does this actually mean?

What steps should I take to be a good friend especially when another friend is experiencing grief…..

The Book of Proverbs – To know wisdom and instruction,
to discern the sayings of understanding…..