King Ahaz of Judah is going to fix things. Syria and Israel have joined forces to conquer him, and it’s only a matter of time until the battle begins (Isaiah 7). By night, he lies awake in terror, his heart …
There is undeniable joy in having an enemy. Enemies give us a place for our pain — a direction for our anger and our aches and our energy. They put a face and a cause to our suffering; they give us a …
This astonishing bio of Jesus is an important one; Christ Himself quotes these ancient verses in the New Testament, as does Peter: He will be a holy place; for both Israel and Judah he will be a stone that causes people …
Three years ago this fall, I quietly faced one of the bleakest seasons of my life. People and roles and thoughts I used to cover myself peeled away like discarded labels, leaving me unclothed and uncategorized. I had no home. …
I sat in a wheelchair in my parents’ house, weak and recovering from the sudden respiratory failure that had nearly taken my life and the life of my firstborn son. I had imagined myself as the best of parents — …
In the beginning, God set limits on the light and the dark. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. Genesis …
