As the Israelites left Egypt, they were pursued by the Egyptians. Fearful of the awesome power of Pharaoh’s army, the people of Israel were gripped with fear.
When I was a boy, I loved watching the Adventures of Superman on our black-and-white Motorola television set. How I longed to...
L.L. here, with Random Acts of Poetry—tired of church-talk, overstuffed with spiritual admonitions, and just plain bored. I think the Internet has...
For centuries the Israelites served as slaves in Egypt, until the Lord finally delivered them. He did not, however, take them to the Promised Land by the most direct route. Why make the...
At several points in the story of the establishment of the Passover, children are mentioned specifically. Not only do they participate in...
As we read the account of the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt, we come upon a comment that the Lord kept his promise by bringing his people out of the land after...
One of the striking features of the Passover feast established in Exodus 12 is that it happens in the context of a family meal. This setting intentionally anticipates the presence of children and...
Sam here. Welcome to HCB’s discussion of The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World (Vintage) by Lewis Hyde. I just finished the last page of Chapter 1 yesterday and usually...
In last Friday’s reflection on Exodus 12, I noted how striking it is that God wove together both the experience of the Passover and the formation of traditions to foster remembrance of what...
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Daniel J. Lohrmann, author of Virtual Integrity (Brazos Press, 2008) is an award-winning computer expert. As Michigan's...
Bill Yeargin is the refreshingly down-to-earth President and CEO of Correct Craft, an 84 year old company that manufactures and sells the...
One of the striking features of Exodus 12 is the interweaving of the actual events of the first Passover with the establishment of the annual feast of Passover. The Lord not only delivered the...
L.L. here for Random Acts of Poetry. Lifting poems from the comment box (a pastime I’ve been known to indulge before). This seemed like the perfect thing to do, since next week’s prompt...
When it comes to figuring out God’s purposes, I frequently remember what he said through the prophet Isaiah: “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts. . . . And my ways are far beyond anything...
I have a love-hate relationship with emails. I love the ease and speed of email communication, but I hate it when I make mistakes. You know the feeling. If you don't, if you're...
See, I have called by name Bezalel . . .and I have appointed with him Oholiab . . . Exodus 31:2, 6Bezalel and Oholiab? Who are they? Well, they are characters in the Bible. But most of us have...
In the first half of Exodus 8, Egypt suffered the plague of frogs, until Moses prayed and the frogs died. Once again, Pharaoh broke his word and failed to let the Israelites go...
Most of Psalm 41 is David’s lament to the Lord and plea for mercy. He has been physically sick and his enemies...
The book of Nehemiah opens with a "state of the union"-like assessment of Israel following Babylonian captivity. The bedraggled remnant is in a state of "great affliction and reproach" and "the...
