Jabez does not stand astride the Old Testament like a Moses or a David or light up the book of Acts like those early Christians. But one thing is sure: the little difference in his life made all the difference. He is a man remembered not for what he did, but for what...
How clearly we can see what’s right — so long as personal interests and actions are not there to clutter things up! Two incidents, one from the life of David (2 Samuel 11:1-12:15) and the other from the life of Ahab (1 Kings 20), well illustrate this point. This time...
Isaiah declared that sin separates us from God (Isaiah 59:1-2). Therefore, in order to get back to God, we have religion. The word “religion” basically means to “tie or bind back to God again.” This fundamental belief in sin and redemption has fueled the development...
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God …” (1 Corinthians 3:16). Every so often, it is beneficial for us to look deeper into the text of the Bible. Although it is not necessary for one to be a student of the languages of the Bible in order to understand it, a...
Some guests visit our assembly. Upon their arrival, we barely notice them. Perhaps we nod or grunt a “hello” in their direction. We have already expected them to park far from the door, because our own members conveniently use the nearest parking spaces. When they...
Last week, David O’Hara published a piece titled, “How Robot Priests Will Change Human Spirituality.” He explores the interesting question of what to do when someone makes a machine that is actually intended to play the role of a preacher or function in a ministerial...
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