In common English, we use the word "saint" in several different senses.
A few days ago, we considered the fact that, in Christ, God has revealed the "mystery of his will" (The Mystery Revealed, Part 1, Part 2). Yet, even as we celebrated the fact of God's revelation,...
She could not move her arms or legs but she used her eyes to punctuate her words. There were times when she would cry and I would lean over her still body to...
I couldn't wait for the release of One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One...
In speaking about wisdom, James begins to develop the principle that we can trust God to provide for us. “If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all...
I don’t need the test at the Center for Internet Addiction website to tell me that I spend too much time online...
Yesterday, I sought to answer the question "Is it okay to want more of the Spirit's power?" On the basis of ...
Earlier this month, we noted the claim of the wicked that “There is no God.” Today we find this same boast in Psalm 14. Given the widespread belief in divine beings in the...
You don’t have to hold back when you pray. God, who knows everything in your heart, invites you to be completely honest.
After Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians, a small, impoverished remnant of Jews was left in Judah. Feeling vulnerable to the power of Babylon, this remnant decided to leave Judah for Egypt, where...
I love to hike. Hiking is my favorite hobby, my favorite form of exercise, and my favorite...
Click here to go to a table of verses included in this article, with links to the sections in which they are discussed. Throughout the ancient near east, rulers often commissioned sages to...
I love the look, feel, and smell of books; but I confess, I’ve not read many of the Classics. So I was...
In yesterday's reflection, we began to consider what it means to speak the truth in love. This is not a matter of...
Should unhealthy sodas subsidize healthy beef? The narrative arc of the Bible helped this CEO decide.
The first time I was called a popular blogger was when twenty people were subscribed to my blog. A movement with a theological bent had sprouted on my undergraduate campus and I wrote...
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Speaker and professor at Fuller Theological Seminary and founder of ParenTeen and Hurt seminars, Dr. Chap Clark...
As we saw in yesterday's reflection, Ephesians 5:3 insists that sexuality immorality must not even be named among God's holy people. We who have been set apart by God for relationship with him and...
We can only imagine Abraham's feelings when God told him to sacrifice Isaac. Child sacrifice would have been familiar to Abraham from his exposure to pagan religious practices. But God had never...
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