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The tragic story of Jephthah’s daughter has troubled Christians and Jews alike for thousands of years. Countless commentaries have attempted to explain away the haunting specter of Jephthah...
Attempts to live together in community have been wrought with challenge and fraught with difficulty for centuries. If it were easy, everybody would probably live communally, given man's social nature...
In the late 1960s I lived for a year in Korea. In Asian countries, protocol and social graces are of utmost importance. Failure to pay attention to some minute detail can have disastrous social...
There we were, overlooking one of the most pristine environments in the entire world, in the heart of untouched Africa. I was involved in the ultimate wilderness experience conducted by NOLS, an...
In 1861, a confederation among the southern states of America came about when they, of their own free will, attempted to remedy the defects of the federal Constitution. It had failed to guard their...
Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death. (John 8:51) It was an odd place for a Christian to be. I was alone in my cell on death row, utterly hopeless. The...
On the front of the massive unfinished stage sat a tall, thin black man on the edge of his stool, hands busily working to replace a broken guitar string. “A hundred million songs gonna be sung...
If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3) Human beings have moral instincts, and the knowledge that “He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him...
“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Yahshua came to a world which even two thousand years ago was full of strife, division and deep desperation.
I remember going down the aisle, tears streaming down my face. I had been trying so hard to find the answers to my problems. It now seemed so clear. Of course I was always unfulfilled and felt out...
Marriage, what a beautiful gem you are! Founded from the beginning, crafted with precision and grace, from you comes the miracle of life. Hidden within you are the secrets to a healthy family and...