Praying the Right Way

Perhaps you agree that in times like these the best thing we can do is pray. Someone in the future may look back on this year and say, “2020, that explains it.” It may take decades for clear vision and heads cool enough for understanding and true perspective. Tim Pool...

The New Testament says, Don’t be afraid

The New Testament Says, Don’t Be Afraid             If in many contexts the Hebrew Bible says, “Don’t be afraid,” the Greek New Testament and the gospels especially, reiterates the theme even more emphatically. Before a look at the particulars, I’ll note a kind of...

Don’t Be Afraid

Don’t Be Afraid             When a nation cuts itself off from the Bible, as we certainly have, we also cut ourselves off from words of encouragement like “Don’t’ be afraid!” and “Do not fear!” The following are...

A Woman Reads the Bible

The Bible isn’t locked into anyone’s echo chamber when it comes to gender identities. Many of them? We get to chose? No, the Bible lists only two. “So God created humans in his own image; male and female he created them” (Gen 1: 27). No additional pronouns...
The Servant

The Servant

Jesus is linked with the Passover lamb and the Branch prophesied in the Old Testament. He’s also strongly suggested in the four “Servant Songs”—Isaiah 42: 1-4; 49: 1-6; 50: 4-7; and 52: 13-53:12. The Messianic prophecies are striking. For example, Isaiah says:...