Jul 17, 2013 | Christian Living, The Bible, Theology
My father was an amazing man. He died in 1986, and I miss him terribly. He was quiet, introverted, full of wisdom, and not at all ostentatious. Dad told me something that surprised me one time when I was in my late 20s. I had just received my doctorate, and I was...
Jun 12, 2013 | Christian Living, Psalms, The Bible
God has a mysterious way of absorbing our rebellion and the curse upon the created order, and making good come out of it all. This doesn’t make our evil actions good, but it does make good come from them. God is at work, and his work is not yet finished. We’re...
Mar 6, 2013 | Christian Living, The Bible
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego did well for themselves in exile. They were given high ranking bureaucratic positions, and a group of native Babylonian administrators became jealous. But these native Babylonians, also called Chaldeans, soon saw an opportunity to...
Mar 4, 2013 | Christian Living, Culture, The Bible
Suppose you were snatched from your own home by hostile invaders bent on destroying your country. What would you do? Would you stay true to your faith in a foreign land? That’s just what happened to scores of young people living in Israel during the Babylonian...
