The Word to the World
Jay London humorously recounts, “I told my therapist I was having nightmares about nuclear explosions. He said, ‘Don’t worry, it’s not the end of the world.’” That brings a smile to my face. And sometimes I need such a smile, especially when I feel like
In 1954, psychologist Leon Festinger read a story in his local newspaper headlined “Prophecy from planet Clarion call to city: flee that flood.” The prophecy emanated from Chicago housewife Dorothy Martin, who, through an experiment with automatic writing, received a warning that the earth would
Every now and again, a biblical phrase is lifted out of context to teach things that the writer never intended. Despite President Lincoln’s bold claims, Jesus’ words about a house divided (see Mark 3:22–27) had nothing to do with the American Civil War. Biblical phrases
Have you ever wondered about the verse that suggests a stranger might be an angel in disguise? Or, at least, the verse that is sometimes interpreted that way? I am speaking of Hebrews 13:2: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some