Right after graduating from seminary, I served as a director of children’s ministry in a local church. There, I met a deacon who became a good friend in my life....
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In the United States, we have the privilege of living under a government elected by and accountable to its citizens. We also have a history of robust civic engagement in...
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In 1 Peter 2:11, the Apostle Peter describes Christians as spiritual “sojourners and exiles” heading to their heavenly home. Living in a sinful world, it is expected that Christians will...
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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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