The Word to the World
I think it’s fair to say that we live in a world in which atheism has become increasingly militant. This is at least true online. Militant atheists are perhaps rarer in the streets than on social media and other digital platforms. Still, when we encounter
“Trust God and keep your powder dry” is a phrase originally attributed to Oliver Cromwell, although it first appears in written form in a poem by Lieutenant-Colonel William Blacker, entitled “Oliver’s Advice.” The words are lifted from one stanza from that poem: The Pow’r that
As we are learning in our study of the book of Proverbs, Solomon, concerned to prepare his son(s) for the life of a royal, sought to impart godly wisdom. As future rulers of God’s people, Solomon wanted them to rule well. This would require a
Jacob had a difficult relationship with his father-in-law, Laban. He was deceived by Laban into marrying his firstborn daughter, Leah, before Laban agreed to give Rachel’s hand in marriage to him in return for another seven years labour. After several more years of Laban moving