The theme of fruitfulness is found throughout the scriptures. Isaiah chapter 5 tells the story of a landowner who carefully cultivated a vineyard, anticipating a rich harvest of good grapes.…
Amazing Grace is almost certainly the most widely known Christian song of all time. This beloved hymn was written by John Newton, an English slaver trader who later became an…
How can a Christian know that they'll be saved? On the day of God's final judgment, can we be certain that we shall be vindicated and welcomed into God's glorious…
In our last two blogs, we've been exploring the New Exodus theme found throughout the New Testament. The disciples of Jesus were Jews who cherished the grand story of how…
Holy week is already upon us since Easter comes relatively early this year. The method used to calculate Easter Sunday is quite confusing: it's the Sunday following the first full…
Last week we learned that when the first Christians went out into the world to proclaim the message about Jesus, there was one thing above all else that they said:…
Last week we began celebrating the music of the Christmas season. Our world has been immeasurably enriched by sacred works inspired by the birth of Jesus the Messiah. Yet we…
Just before entering the promised land, the children of Israel were encamped beyond the Jordan River in the land of Moab. God had brought Israel out of bitter slavery in…
This past weekend the United Kingdom celebrated the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne. Elizabeth began her reign on February…
In 1807 there was a surge in political support for the abolition of the British slave trade. The danger posed by the violent chaos of the French Revolution was in…