Tuesday, November 3, 2020
For those of you reading this in the United States, today is Election Day. By tonight we will know who the president will be for the next four years. No matter where you place yourself on the political spectrum, this will be a momentous day.What better time to be...
Saturday, October 31, 2020
I still remember the night we learned our grandson had cancer. The phone call woke us sometime after midnight. Our son was in tears, still at the hospital, barely able to speak the words, much less absorb their impact.Fear and trembling overcame all of us in the weeks...
Thursday, October 29, 2020
From the Archives: November 2, 1955To know that the power behind the universe, the Lord of Creation, cares for us so much that he will suffer for us, and that he has put all his power in pledge to win and redeem us—that is the source of our abiding joy…..(View...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
It’s hard for most of us to understand the enormous cultural gap between Jews and Gentiles in Jesus’ day. Tax collectors were condemned for collaborating with the Romans—but not just for working with political oppressors. The condemnation was also for associating with...
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Have you ever heard of the Sasanian Empire? How about the Chola Dynasty? Know anything about the Empire of Trebizond? All of these ancient realms were more powerful than Israel ever was, yet they have been mostly forgotten in modern history.Tiny, relatively powerless...
