Sep 23, 2015 | Culture, The Bible
Our family has enjoyed watching Fiddler on the Roof together over the years—you’re probably familiar with the Broadway play or the movie. The story begins, of course, with the image of a figure fiddling atop a roof. The narrator, a man named Tevye, appears. Seeing the...
Sep 9, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
Corrie Ten Boom and her sister Betsie endured horrible brutalities and imprisonment in a concentration camp during World War II. They were arrested when the Nazis discovered the Ten Boom family hiding Jews in secret rooms in their home in Holland. You may have read...
Aug 19, 2015 | Christian Living, The Bible
You and I have a choice between two ways of living: we can live according to the covenant which the One True Creator God has made with His people, or we can live in disobedience. It’s common to see these two ways of life compared and contrasted in Scripture. Jesus...
Mar 4, 2015 | 1 & 2 Corinthians, Christian Living, The Bible
If you had asked an ancient Hebrew rabbi to describe to you the central confession of the Israelite religion, he would have responded with the Shema: Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all you heart and with...
May 27, 2014 | Christian Living, Romans, Theology
Too many people think the grace of God means they can say “whew! That’s a relief! I don’t have to do the will of God anymore!” Anyone who thinks that has completely misunderstood Paul. Paul’s message is clear, but his instructions to the Philippians in Philippians...