“To live is Christ . . . to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21 Don’t you sometimes wish we could live forever? I know Heaven is a beautiful place. I know I can’t even imagine it, can’t even fathom it. My human heart can’t make sense of something sweeter than the smellRead the Rest…
Preschool theology. It is always good for a laugh or two. Sometimes it even becomes our teacher. Such was the case recently when my husband came home telling me a story told to him by one of the dental hygienists who work at his office. She has a precious little boy,Read the Rest…
Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men; so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two female servants. He put the female servants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph in the rear. He himself went onRead the Rest…
“Every time we get dressed we tell the story of the Fall of humanity,” is a statement one of my professors made that has stuck with me (Dr. Glenn Kreider, DTS Fall semester 2011). Because in the Garden of Eden before the Fall, Adam and Eve were naked andRead the Rest…
I think it’s fair to say that forgiveness is one of the most challenging aspects of Christianity. Yeah, well it is for me. I’m not talking about the casual, “Oops, I bumped you in aisle 3 with my shopping cart, I’m sorry,” kind of forgiveness. Actually, that’s quite easy forRead the Rest…
