The Word to the World
Ever since the establishment of the nation-state of Israel in 1948, certain segments of the Christian church have become very excited about the city of Jerusalem. There is a narrative in certain church circles that Christians have a particular obligation to pray for the well-being
What expectations do you have of the Christian life? Are those expectations any different now than they were when you were first converted? Austin Miles’s famous hymn portrays the expectations we would like to have: I come to the garden alone, while the dew is
Yesterday, we studied Numbers 2 and were reminded of the interconnectedness of the clans of Israel. Though each of the twelve tribes was uniquely demarcated by their own “standard,” they were a unified army marching forward with their King at the centre. The individual was
Psalm 120 begins a collection of fifteen psalms (120–134) known as the Songs of Ascent. There are many different theories as to the purpose of this collection. Perhaps most popularly, it is thought that these fifteen songs were sung by pilgrims as they ascended the