Fires burning. Plumes of ash rising up through the air. The sound of hammers on stone, axes on wood. Every civic rhythm changed. A whole nation shaken to its bones, literally. All this by the hand of Josiah, King of Judah. Josiah took the throne of his father Amon at the age of eight. He inherited from Amon and his grandfather, Manasseh, a land full of idolatry and … [Read more...] about The King of Reformers
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Images of the Bible – Waking the Dead
The Gospel of Mark relays a touching story about the death of a child. In Mark chapter five, we read: “And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him,and he was beside the sea. Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little … [Read more...] about Images of the Bible – Waking the Dead
One Confident Mother
Picture the scene. A raucous wedding party. The bride and groom dancing. The waiters surfing the crowd with appetizers. The DJ spinning tracks. Banners, balloons, flowers and streamers. The celebration and ecstasy. Then the unthinkable happens. No wine. How do you run out of wine? What kind of cut-rate party is this! But one mother in the crowd hears of the … [Read more...] about One Confident Mother
Images of the Bible – Sustaining the Seedling
God’s word can snap the mighty cedars of Lebanon (Psalm 29:5), but it can also sustain the seedling. It can uproot an ancient cedar, but it can also prosper an acorn and cause it to grow into a mighty oak. Psalm one describes this simple fact: “Blessed is the manwho walks not in the counsel of the wicked,nor stands in the way of sinners,nor sits in the seat of scoffers;but … [Read more...] about Images of the Bible – Sustaining the Seedling
Why Protestants Reject the Apocrypha
"Apocry-what?" I remember hearing that word for the first time in college when I was working at a Christian bookstore. The store carried a couple Catholic Bibles that included the Apocrypha, and the addition of these books caught me off guard. Like many Protestants, I was unfamiliar with these writings. I had no idea some Christians had "bigger" Bibles, and honestly, I … [Read more...] about Why Protestants Reject the Apocrypha