First Samuel 1 tells the story of Hannah, who is ridiculed by her husband’s other wife (Peninah) because she can’t have children. It’s likely that the only reason her husband (Elkanah) has a second wife is because Hannah can’t bear children to begin with. This wasn’t uncommon practice in the Read more…
Too often I pause and consider the state of affairs in the world and wonder, How in the world did we end up here? How did things become such a mess? Similarly, there are times in my life when I look at the mess that I’ve created for myself and Read more…
Psalm 15 is a temple entrance liturgy. It begins with the twofold question, “O, Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?” This is an important question. In other words, the psalmist is asking, “What kind of person is saved?” Put another way still, Read more…
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — Matthew 1:1 It’s not by accident that Matthew’s Gospel is the first of four in the New Testament. This is by design. The book of Matthew—as the first book of the New Testament—is intended Read more…
I simply wanted to share this excellent article featuring Rowan Williams. christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/august-web-only/rowan-williams-theological-education-for-everyone.html
True freedom is not the ability to freely pursue happiness as we each define it. Freedom is the ability to break free from the crooked, perverse, self-centered human nature and live entirely for God.
The flowering of culture and invention does not restrain the escalation of sin — Victor Hamilton My wonderful wife got me an Apple Watch for Father’s Day. And, I must admit, it’s mind-blowing. So much technology right there on my wrist. I never thought the Dick Tracy watch would ever Read more…
I’m hard-pressed to think of a more unpleasant, unnatural, and un-human place to be than in the belly of a fish. This is the last place God ever intended his image-bearers to be. This is where Jonah ended up, however, when he simply refused to do what God was asking Read more…
Originally posted here by By Stacey Ayars Two dear friends in the last 12 hours have told us that the white church is being deafeningly silent. I don’t own a stain glass building, and brand new to Mississippi in the middle of Covid-19, I don’t even have a church yet. Read more…
For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. — Galatians 1:10 In this era of Social Media, public displays of virtual signaling and Read more…