Coming Untrue

“But [Elijah] went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die.” Elija...

Last week, we looked at the historical circumstances in which God called Gideon to serve as his judge and deliverer of Israel. The Holy Sp...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. Last week in this space we were discussing a recent...

“Everybody’s looking for something …” So sang Annie Lennox of The Eurythmics . And she’s right: everybody’s looking — for something . ...

“ Suffering produces endurance.” The doctor’s diagnosis was wrong, and the steroids he prescribed have puffed your face up like a chipm...

A man who claimed to be a witness on behalf of Jehovah disturbed my brother this morning in the middle of coffee and cheese. He didn’t dis...

“Why is King Ahab so prominent in the Bible?” Before we ask why Ahab figures so significantly in the annals of the kings of Israel, we ...

When certain Christians speak of the Spirit’s witness (usually citing Romans 8 ), this sort of understanding of the expression is fairly ...

Today’s chapter begins with sad, familiar words: “The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.” The writer does not sp...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. A new report sponsored by Wycliffe College’s Instit...

“Words, words, words,” says Hamlet. He’s not enthused. And rightly so. Sometimes there are just too many words. The Bible says, “G...

Granny says she’s depressed. Okay, she’s not my granny, and she’s probably not actually depressed either. There’s a chance she is, but ...

Three rather obvious lessons from a fairly obscure passage of scripture. Ezekiel the prophet is sitting at home with a group of Judah’s ...

“Was Jesus a refugee?” The question arises out of Matthew 2, the only gospel that tells the story of how Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt ...