Taking a closer look at great people and themes of Scripture
It’s Reformation Day! Five-hundred years ago today Martin Luther publicized ninety-five propositions for debate–points where he said the church was in error and in violation of what was taught in the Bible. His arguments centered around the practice of indulgences, the idea that forgiveness could be secured with money. He argued that this practice short-circuited […]
I arrived this week at the end of a passage I’ve been memorizing since January. At just two verses per week it’s been a slow but steady crawl. But I can now recite it thoughtfully to the echoey walls of my new home beginning with: “If in Christ we have hope in this life only, […]
I found myself in a new place among unfamiliar faces this past weekend, but sharing in a very familiar tradition—the passing of tiny cups of juice and bitty cubes of bread while old, old verses were read: In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant […]
Two men camped at the brink of the Jordan about to cross over to the land of their enemies. One wrestled the night away in terror and unbelief, intent on wresting from God what He had already promised: “I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea…” Gen.33:12 […]
Just before he died, Joseph gave his sons instructions concerning his bones, and for this he is commended as a man of faith (See: Heb. 11: 22) . He died and was embalmed in Egypt, among foreigners, leaving his progeny to the whims of a future and hostile king (“Now there arose a new king […]