The Word to the World
As you read the New Testament, it seems that the Jewish religious leaders prided themselves on at least four pillars. First, they were careful to separate themselves from foreigners, heretics, and public sinners. Second, they strictly observed the Sabbath. Third, they ferociously guarded the temple
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