What comes to your mind when you hear the word “Pharisee”? It’s probably not a happy picture. We usually think of them as solemn, joyless, stern, and, well, perhaps a little grumpy. Theoretically, the professed doctrinal statement of the Pharisees had much that should have
Previously, we studied vv. 1–12 in which the wise, godly father describes the prosperity that comes from trusting the Lord—the prosperity of a long and fulfilling life that is generally to be expected of the godly. The father has exhorted his son to trust the
The announcement of Christmas is a promise that meets every human being at the core of their innate desire—their ultimate urge to know joy. And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an
The website Phobialist.com lists no fewer than 541 different phobias. You will be aware of some of them (arachnophobia—fear of spiders; aquaphobia—fear of water), but some of them are downright ridiculous—either because you wouldn’t think there would be a need to actually formally name them
