The Word to the World
“Sheep without a shepherd” is an apt description of the nation of Israel that Jesus came upon. Politically—and most importantly, spiritually—the chosen nation of God was in a mess. For the majority, their relationship with God was merely skin-deep. They merely went through the motions
In a speech during a debate on the state of the nation in February 2015 , the leader of the official South African opposition party stood up in parliament and boldly confronted the leader of the governing party. A number of times in his memorable
When I was in school, we would occasionally take school field trips to museums, animal parks, or wildlife reserves. We would always begin the tour at the visitor’s information centre. It wasn’t the most exciting start to the day, but we endured it because we
Introduction As we saw previously, 2:1–3:6 contains five pericopes (narrative sections) in which controversy looms large. Conflict is a predominate theme in these verses. Though there remains at this point a sense of secretiveness to those who do not grasp the story line (unbelievers), nevertheless,