It’s the Christmas season. Which also means that its get-50-calls-per-day-for-financial-assistance season. And if I’m being honest its difficult at times not to get annoyed or close my heart to these very real needs. In my better times I believe my… Continue Reading
My devotional time has me in Jeremiah 17:19-27. In these verses God is making a big deal out of their observance of the Sabbath. The LORD says, “Take care for the sake of your lives, and do not bear a… Continue Reading
Last week, Brian Mattson wrote a great response to an argument by Peter Enns. In his new book, The Bible Tells Me So, Enns argues that Exodus 12:8-9 and Deuteronomy 16:5-7 flatly contradict one another. One says boil the Passover… Continue Reading
Maybe it was one of felt board lessons I heard in one of the eight to ten Sunday school lessons I endured. Or maybe I was just distracted by the talking donkey. Either way, I’ve never thought of Balaam as… Continue Reading