"Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
One of the oddities of history is the loss of the proper pronunciation of the Hebrew word YHWH, the personal and covenant name of God in the Old Testament. “Jehovah” is a spelling that developed from combining the consonants of the name with the vowels of a Hebrew word for “Lord” (Adonai). The Jews who …
Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth. Genesis 11:4 NIV Louis Sullivan, the inventor of the modern skyscraper, said, “The tall building … should be a …
Maintain a time-honored set of core values. The authority and relevance of Scripture as a trustworthy revelation from God; The centrality of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ; The applicability of this relationship to every facet of life; and The significance of creative participation in the Great Commission to make disciples through evangelism, teaching, mentoring, …
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In The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America, author Daniel J. Boorstin comments on the inconsistent and extravagant expectations of contemporary Americans: We expect anything and everything. We expect the contradictory and the impossible. We expect compact cars which are spacious; luxurious cars which are economical. We expect to be rich and charitable, powerful …
Matthew is the first of the five historical books (the Gospels and Acts) that make up 60 percent of the New Testament. These books lay the foundation upon which the epistles are built, and they show how the life of Christ and the acts of the apostles are embedded in a historical context. The Gospel …
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