What has Nehemiah to do with faith and vocation? The character and context of Nehemiah seems so out of touch with twenty-first century living. I do not know of anyone...
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Bruce Waltke, in his brilliant Genesis commentary, points out that “the account of Jacob” from 37:2–50:26, the final toledot of Genesis, maps God’s unifying of Abraham’s line. Here God makes...
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“Irreverence!” he declared as he slammed his palm onto the wooden pulpit. A brittle silence briefly hung in the sanctuary. The congregants present continued to stare blankly at the preacher,...
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Many pastors and social commentators have noted the irony of Labor Day in the United States, that we celebrate work by…not working. One of my church elders loved to begin...
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I remember a bad experience I had when making an insurance claim for my mother-in-law. While shopping in a grocery store, she accidentally stepped on a slippery floor that was...
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“I knew I couldn’t believe a word that Putin said. His appointment made me determined to resist. I didn’t want someone of that kind to be the leader of my...
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