By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. Hebrews 11:3 (NIV) St. Augustine said famously, “Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.”[i] No better application of that principle can be found than …
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Americans aren’t getting enough shuteye. That’s the conclusion of a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which found that nearly nine million Americans take prescription sleeping pills and such prescriptions have tripled for people younger than 45. Of course, occasional sleepless nights are normal for nearly everyone and sometimes insomnia is …
I’ve been reading the Song of Solomon devotionally, and I can’t help but think it’s meant to picture Jesus and the Church. The woman’s delight in her husband (Song of Solomon 1:16-17) makes me think of Peter’s statement that loving Jesus causes believers to “rejoice with joy that is inexpressible” (1 Peter 1:8). The man’s …
Dr. Garry Williams, director of London Theological Seminary’s John Owen Centre, provides a brief teaching video on mankind’s alienation from God because of sin. This Quick-Take Video is presented within The Biblical Story Course under ERA 1: Creation, lesson 4.
It has become fashionable to suggest that the Bible is “missing” certain gospels. As the suggestion goes, dozens of early Christians wrote factual accounts of Jesus’ life, but early Church leaders suppressed certain writings—many of which are known as Gnostic gospels—in order to manipulate the Jesus story in service of their political agenda. Though it …
Though it is risky to guess at the purposes of God, one may reasonably ask why He chose certain men, and only four, to write His New Testament Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Two were not even apostles, and there were some remarkable apostles, such as Andrew and Philip, who wrote no Scripture at all. …