In 1997, Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee objected to the wording of a bill designed to guarantee insurance coverage for victims of catastrophic weather. He wanted to strike the expression “Acts of God” from the document and substitute reference to “natural disasters.” He said, “While I realize that to some this is a minor issue, it …
4 Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:4-5 (ESV) Over the last few decades our understanding of what is happening in the womb has been illuminated, literally, by …
“Pain Is God’s Megaphone” – C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) An author of more than thirty books, C. S. Lewis taught English literature at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities during his life. As a World War I veteran teaching at Oxford during World War II, Lewis addressed the hard questions brought on by war—specifically the problem …
“Pain Is God’s Megaphone” – C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) An author of more than thirty books, C. S. Lewis taught English literature at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities during his life. As a World War I veteran teaching at Oxford during World War II, Lewis addressed the hard questions brought on by war—specifically the problem …
Easter is over, and many of us (especially those of us in the Free Church tradition) won’t celebrate another holiday marking a biblical event until Christmas. But this year we should not overlook Ascension Day, or Holy Thursday, which is celebrated 40 days after Easter and commemorates the day Jesus was taken up to heaven …
Malachi 3:10 stands among the most unique verses in the Bible, for in it God grants His people permission to test Him. Through the prophet, He tells the Israelites to donate a tenth of their incomes (a tithe) to His work at the Temple. Then He issues a remarkable challenge: “And thereby put me to the …
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