The content of this post is to be published in a forthcoming volume by the Francis Asbury Press. This post will only be temporarily available at mattayars.com All rights reserved. The first time the word “holy” (Heb. qōdeš) appears in the...
Humanity has an honesty problem. The problem of dishonesty pervades every aspect of our lives. Dishonesty is why we have locks on our doors, banks, contracts, courts, law enforcement, passwords, firewalls, and the list goes on for eternity. People...
As a teacher, it’s important that I assess students. I have to keep them accountable to what they need to learn. There are all sorts of assessment tools out there. There are essays, projects, quizzes, tests, and so on. The purpose of these is for me...
Seeds of Greatness, July 7, 2019.
In the book of 1 Samuel of the Old Testament there is a story about a priest named Eli. According to the story, Eli wasn’t too bad a guy. The details of the story reveal quite plainly that Eli faithfully served in his duties at the temple as a...
There are loads of genealogies in the Bible. The book of Genesis is structured around genealogies (ten genealogies, in particular). The opening chapters of 1 Chronicles is simply a multifaceted genealogy accounting for the families of the Jewish...