One cannot read Jeremiah 44 without feeling a deep sadness. The Judeans who fled from Judah to seek refuge in Egypt boldly and openly disobeyed the Word of the Lord through Jeremiah. Whereas God...
"Where's your church?" Someone asked me that question on a Monday morning. As I started to tell them the name of my church and its street location, I noticed that it was 10:3...
Most prominent Bible characters were not professional religious leaders. They had jobs in what many call the "secular workplace." For example, Abraham and Jacob were ranchers. Joseph, Daniel, and...
A few years ago, I picked up the book My Dear Mother: Stormy, Boastful and Tender Letters by Distinguished Sons—from Dostoevsky to Elvis while browsing in the bookstore. It was close to Christmas...
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...
A couple of weeks ago a colleague and I had to explain the importance of engaging contemporary culture to the students we...
At the end of Jeremiah 41, the remnant of the Jewish people left by the Babylonians in Judah “prepared to leave for Egypt” (41:17). They were understandably fearful of the Babylonians, especially...
"A mother of three discovers her unexpected purpose." That's the one-sentence summary of Dawn, a powerful film by Dave Mahanes and Brent...
The same scene is played out again and again on the evening news. A murder happens in some quiet suburban neighborhood. Local news teams rush to the scene, filming from a distance the...
We need to be intentional about each moment, each decision, and each interaction.
The opening verses of Jeremiah can be unsettling if you have been reading this book in order. In chapter 39, King Nebuchadnezzar...
“I don’t think I want to do this anymore, Dad.” ...
Do you remember how you landed your last job? ...
After decades of faithful ministry as God’s prophet, Jeremiah’s life wasn’t turning out as he might have hoped.
My muse is not happy with me.
Willard Wigan is a micro-sculptor. He uses a tiny surgical blade to shape figures out of gold and grains of sand. The work is so precise that he carves between heartbeats.
Harold Sikkema is a recent honors graduate of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. He met L.L. Barkat...
Jeremiah 37 offers a glimpse of the prophet’s around 597 B.C.. Babylon already held sway over Judah politically, even as it laid siege to Jerusalem. Moreover, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had...
Do you hear and see God’s name everywhere you go? Often devoid of devotion? Perhaps casually use God’s name yourself? Courteously expressing...
I drove east, two states away, to watch a man die. This shouldn't have come as a shock. I was a news reporter and had covered death almost daily for many years. I...
