Reflections on the Ten Commandments

Reflections on the Ten Commandments

Shaped by generations of Egyptian bondage, Israel had lost the ability to organize their own lives and society. With no provision for self-rule, they essentially knew two things: God had called them to be a blessed and great nation[1] and they were Egyptian slaves....
GOD’S GOT YOUR NUMBER

GOD’S GOT YOUR NUMBER

Ken Gaub “God, sometimes I wonder if you know where I am!” I mused to myself.  A melancholy cloud of self-pity enshrouded my mind as I tried to concentrate on driving. “God, even a preacher needs for you to let him know once in a while that you are...
On Suffering

On Suffering

Elizabeth Rooney  Bear ye one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ.~Galatians 6:2. We are one another’s burdens, and when we relate to someone, we bear them, not just their burdens. This concept gives significance to the most casual contact,...
The Nativity and Christmas Traditions

The Nativity and Christmas Traditions

Compiled by Peter Schipper THE BIRTH OF JESUS This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendent of David. The...