The Word to the World
Recently, I listened to an interview of a woman who was drugged and raped at age 21. She had been raised in a Christian home but, while at college, had begun to stray from her faith. She started drinking heavily with her friends, frequently getting
Ancient Near Eastern cultures shared a fair deal of commonality. For example, many ancient Near Eastern cultures used bird imagery in their iconography. Bird imagery was sometimes used to depict war, but when such imagery was used in a protective sense—that is, a bird covering
I know that Jesus told his disciples, “Rise, let us be going” (Mark 14:42), but lately I’m having difficulty leaving the garden. John indicates that Gethsemane was a walled garden (John 18:1). It was perhaps therefore normally a secured place, under lock and key. I’ve
I think it’s fair to say that natural disasters have a way of rallying humanity. In the wake of hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes, stories of compassion and civility abound. Resources—material and manpower—flow as people selflessly volunteer to help those in need. The same can be