When the Adversary is a King

about a four-minute read the most formidable As human adversaries go, kings who oppose God’s word may be the most formidable. Godless captains of industry, impious world leaders or prime influencers, universally recognized authorities who set themselves against the...

The Goliaths

~ a five-minute read a giant of unbelief Some attacks on Scripture are subtle and academic, some persuasive and seducing. When it comes at us as direct opposition or boastful defiance, even then it can be answered though facing a giant of unbelief is a daunting task....

Veracity

four or five minute read . . . These days, I’m thinking about attacks on the authority of Scripture. Human history, especially from the last several centuries, has produced many naysayers who, like the snake, murmur, “Did God really say . . .?” in various forms and...

A Woman Reads the Bible

The Bible isn’t locked into anyone’s echo chamber when it comes to gender identities. Many of them? We get to chose? No, the Bible lists only two. “So God created humans in his own image; male and female he created them” (Gen 1: 27). No additional pronouns...
The Servant

The Servant

Jesus is linked with the Passover lamb and the Branch prophesied in the Old Testament. He’s also strongly suggested in the four “Servant Songs”—Isaiah 42: 1-4; 49: 1-6; 50: 4-7; and 52: 13-53:12. The Messianic prophecies are striking. For example, Isaiah says:...

Faith Is What Counts

I’m thinking about the tricky times we’re living in, a good occasion to talk about faith. If you’re like me, your eyes may glaze over when the subject of faith comes up. It’s such a given, such a talked-about topic that it almost seems nothing new can be said. A...