Only God knows where the COVID 19 storm will take us. Some trends are encouraging, some prognostications troubling. Yet, as many have observed, the pandemic isn’t the leading cause of death in the world. Most likely, you have not been told what is. Seasonal flu? Smoking? Cancer? No. Nor is
Genesis 21 records Jacob wrestling with a “man” until his opponent agreed to bless him. At daybreak, the adversary relented and blessed Jacob, changing his name to Israel. Dennis Prager says Israel means to struggle with God. “God assumes—even expects—those who believe in Him to struggle with Him.”[3] This is
Self-isolated at home during the Coronavirus storm I have plenty of time to ponder what will come of this, one of the most profound events in my lifetime. I find the isolation difficult; I want to see my grandkids and be with my family. It is also a time many
How should Christians and Christian churches respond to the global Covid-19 pandemic? I’d like to encourage us to see this crisis as an opportunity unlike any in our lifetime—an opportunity to love and serve our neighbors who are gripped by fear and anxiety, who are isolated, who need help. In
Ana Santos grew up in Brazil; today she labors with victims of human trafficking in the Mediterranean world. Human trafficking is the criminal recruitment or transportation of persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation, forced labor, the removal of organs and other similar acts.[1] Modern-day bondage enslaves more than 46
Evil is wrought by human rebellion Two American relief workers, observing a controversial Cambodian delicacy ritual of sucking out the brains of live monkeys, condemned the act as barbaric. But their Cambodian host and translator pushed back: “What right do you have to condemn this practice when people in America
In the previous post we noted that in the Garden of Eden, the man and woman were naked, yet there was no moral guilt or shame. There was only glory and joy. But something happened in paradise. At the instigation of “the intruding liar” in the garden, the man and
Any objective observer would surely agree that we are witnessing global upheaval in multiple arenas: Political upheaval – Nations are being rocked, as seen in The elections of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil and Donald Trump in the USA, The impending end of Teresa May’s government in Britain and Angela Merkel’s
Answer: World War II Question: What do you get when you combine Darwinian biology and the “virulent militarism” of World War I? A reader of Darrow Miller and Friends recently pointed us to a powerful Discovery Institute documentary, “The Biology of the Second Reich.” It establishes a clear link between
Near the end of the movie “Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King,” a pivotal scene happens inside an evil tower. Frodo, on his way to Mordor to destroy the ring of power–a symbol connected to the source of evil–is imprisoned and comatose after being stung by
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