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Category: Old Testament
In light of today’s jury decision, it is no wonder the families of the Parkland victims feel as though the justice system failed them.
…whatever our reasons for not evangelizing the Jewish people, when we do not do so we are acting contrary to scriptural example and teaching.
This Sunday, we will be receiving a very large group of new members into the Covenant family and performing two adult baptisms by immersion during the 11:15AM worship service. Receiving new members into the church is nothing new for us, but baptizing by immersion during the worship service certainly is.[i] For…
Your fears have something important to teach you, and I suggest you listen to them. “Listen to your fears?” This sounds contrary to the advice we expect to hear when we’re fearful. “Ignore your fears” or “face your fears” are much more commonly accepted approaches to vanquishing the fears hiding…
Recently over dinner, a friend posed an excellent question for reflection: “If you could meet someone from the past, who would it be?” I had wrestled with this question before, but in this particular moment I knew exactly who I would want to converse with: the Apostle Paul. My passion…
“So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.” (Psalm 71:18) What is the value of a living a long life? Why do we desire it and pursue it and…
“You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.” (Psalm 65:8b) Recently on my sabbatical, I had the privilege of witnessing many amazing sunsets and several beautiful sunrises. Truly, to behold the rising and setting of the sun is a gift held out to…
By Alec Motyer, Edited by John Stott Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus Publications, 2009. What are Christians to think of all those wars in the Old Testament, when the New Testament teaches us that Jesus is the Prince of Peace? What are Christians to think of all the commandments in the…
Fluency in Biblical Hebrew is a worthy goal for any student of the Bible, but especially for those who are called to preach or teach it vocationally. I’ve been studying Hebrew for approximately 13 years now and I can say that I’ve found Hebrew much more difficult to attain reading…