COVID-19: When the Light of the Church Shines or Flickers

COVID-19: When the Light of the Church Shines or Flickers

It began as a trickle-down rumor and, in just a very short amount of time, became a global panic fueled by reports of pandemic spread and increased rates of mortality. As though the world stepped into the pages of a Robin Cook novel, we found ourselves caught up in...
Achsah, the Daughter that Asked

Achsah, the Daughter that Asked

Tucked away neatly within two places in scripture (Joshua and Judges) we are introduced to a character that seldom receives much spotlight. Perhaps it is due to the slow progress of land allotments discussed in Joshua 15 or perhaps overshadowed by the gory events that...
Porn and Supernatural Stimuli

Porn and Supernatural Stimuli

Pornography, often expressed in the more caustic four lettered version (PORN), has become the proverbial elephant in the room. However, I think elephant is a bit too generous and, to be more accurate, I think we ought to just call it the Monster in the...
The Wife-Sister Motif in Scripture

The Wife-Sister Motif in Scripture

Three stories that are central to the Book of Genesis; namely, 12:10-20, 20:1-18, and 26:6-11, all tell a similar story that has stood out as a source of consternation for many readers. Essentially, the stories involve a patriarch that is visiting (passing through) a...
It’s all about the image…

It’s all about the image…

Paul’s contrast between Adam and Christ (first and last) is an appeal for us to have an “image-change.” Hence, in Christ, we are a “new creature” (II Cor. 5:17). Without the new birth experience, we remain in the image of the 1st Adam and fail to rise to the image of...