The Verse You Skipped+FollowI almost skipped Mark 15. One quiet sentence stayed with me. Mark 15 moves fast. Trials. Mocking. Crucifixion. So much pain, so quickly. Verse 39 stopped me. A Roman centurion—an outsider—says, “Surely this man was the Son of God.” Not a disciple. Not a follower. The first clear confession comes from someone unexpected. This chapter reminded me: sometimes the people farthest from faith see the truth first. #BibleStudy #TheVerseYouSkipped #Mark #Redemption #Grace #GospelReflection432Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Hebrew word changed how I understand grief. In English, grief sounds like sadness. An emotion you feel, then slowly move past. But in Ecclesiastes, the Hebrew word avel is used. Avel does not describe a feeling. It describes a condition that hangs over life. It is the heaviness that does not leave quickly. The quiet weight you carry into ordinary days. The sense that something good ended, and nothing replaced it. This kind of grief is familiar to those who have lived long enough to lose. Not just people, but seasons. Roles. Versions of yourself. Scripture does not rush avel. It names it, and lets it stay. Avel reminds us that grief is not a phase you fail to exit. Sometimes it is simply part of being faithful to what mattered. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord #Grief #Loss #FaithAndAging110Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I think about obedience. In English, obedience sounds forced. Doing what you are told, even when you don’t want to. But the New Testament often uses the word hypakoē. It means to listen from underneath. Obedience here begins with listening. Not agreement. Not enthusiasm. But attention. This matters when obedience feels tiring. When you’ve followed God for decades and still don’t feel rewarded for it. Hypakoē does not describe blind compliance. It describes staying attentive, even when clarity is thin. Scripture honors obedience not because it is loud, but because it keeps listening when silence would be easier. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #Obedience #ListeningFaith #LongFaith70Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Hebrew word changed how I understand faithfulness.One Hebrew word changed how I understand faithfulness. In English, faithful sounds consistent. Never wavering. Never slipping. But Lamentations uses the word emunah. It does not mean perfection. It means reliability over time. Emunah is about showing up again. After disappointment. After unanswered prayers. After fatigue. This kind of faithfulness is rarely dramatic. It looks ordinary. Almost invisible. Scripture praises emunah not because it shines, but because it lasts. If your faith feels quieter than it once did, emunah says: quiet does not mean gone. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord #Faithfulness #SteadyFaith #ChristianLife30Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I see weakness in prayer. In English, weak prayer sounds like failure. As if better words would work better. But Romans 8 uses the word astheneia. It means lack of strength, not lack of sincerity. This word is used when prayer runs out of language. When you sigh more than you speak. When silence feels closer than sentences. Scripture does not dismiss this kind of prayer. It explains it. Astheneia tells us that prayer is not judged by polish. It is carried by honesty. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #PrayerLife #Weakness #SpiritualHonesty133Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Hebrew word changed how I understand being forgotten. In English, forgotten sounds final. Out of sight. Out of mind. But the Hebrew Bible uses the word zakar. It means to remember with intention. When Scripture says God remembers someone, it does not mean He recalled information. It means He chose to act. This matters when you feel overlooked. When your prayers feel unanswered. When your life feels less visible than before. Zakar reminds us that silence does not equal neglect. Being unseen by people does not mean being absent from God’s attention. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord #RememberedByGod #Waiting #QuietFaith30Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Hebrew word changed how I understand fear. In English, fear usually sounds like panic. Something sudden. Something irrational. But in Psalm 56:3, David says, “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” The Hebrew word for afraid here is yare’. Yare’ doesn’t describe panic. It describes awareness. The clear recognition that something is bigger than you. This kind of fear often shows up quietly. When health feels uncertain. When the future looks narrower than it used to. When control slips, little by little. David doesn’t pretend fear disappears before faith begins. Fear comes first. Trust follows. Yare’ reminds us that fearing God doesn’t mean you stop fearing life. It means you decide where to place that fear. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord #FearAndFaith #SpiritualAnxiety #ChristianComfort131Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I think about patience. In English, patience sounds polite. Quiet endurance. Saying nothing. But Romans 5:4 uses the Greek word hypomonē. It means remaining under. Not escaping pressure. Not rising above it. But staying when leaving would be easier. This kind of patience often marks long lives. You stayed through seasons that didn’t improve. You endured things that never got resolved. Hypomonē is not about temperament. It is about courage. Scripture doesn’t praise patience because it feels noble. It praises patience because it costs something. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #Patience #Endurance #FaithOverTime12Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Hebrew word changed how I understand weakness. In English, weakness sounds like deficiency. Something to fix. Something to hide. But Psalm 73 uses the Hebrew word kalah. It means being worn thin. Not broken. Not failed. Just used for a long time. This word fits people who have lived faithfully for decades. You didn’t collapse. You didn’t quit. You just don’t feel strong the way you used to. Scripture doesn’t shame this condition. It names it. Kalah says weakness is not always a crisis. Sometimes it’s simply the result of staying. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord #Weakness #SpiritualFatigue #FaithAndAging41Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I see hope. In English, hope sounds optimistic. Positive thinking about the future. But Hebrews 6:19 uses the word elpis. Elpis is not confidence. It is expectation held in uncertainty. Hope, in Scripture, does not deny risk. It exists because risk is real. This matters when the future feels unclear. When outcomes are no longer exciting, just unknown. When hope feels quieter than it used to. Elpis tells us that hope doesn’t require enthusiasm. It only requires direction. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #HopeInUncertainty #ChristianHope #FaithJourney51Share
