Last week, and in a past blog entry, I discussed why “bad” things happen—or more accurately, why God allows them to happen. And from a strictly objective and intellectual viewpoint, such explanations can make a lot of sense—until it’s your loved one who dies or it’s your own body that Read more…
A story about C.S. Lewis says that he once walked into a gathering of Christian leaders who were discussing what makes Christianity unique among the world’s religions. Some said the resurrection, but others pointed out that many religions have stories about men or gods dying and coming back to life.[1] Read more…
Jericho might be the Israelites’ finest moment in the Old Testament. But let’s first set the stage. God had promised to give the land of Canaan to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. After about 400 years in Egypt, it seemed the time had finally come. God had brought Read more…