The destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 586 BC smashed everything that had given God’s chosen people a sense of national identity. The process had not been quick, however. …
The Rebirth of Israel in Light of Ezekiel 37: Part Two
The Lord commanded the prophet in Ezekiel 37 to prophesy over the bones a second time: Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, “Thus …
The Rebirth of Israel in Light of Ezekiel 37: Part One
In 1897 Theodor Herzl invited 204 Jewish leaders to Basel, Switzerland, for the First Zionist Congress. He opened the conference with these words: “There is a land without a people, …
Moses For You, Jesus For Me?
Most Christians would agree that the apostle Paul was a man on a mission. In Acts 20:20–21 he said, “I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to …
Awaiting a ‘Song in the Night’: Reflections on Lamentations 3 – Part Two
This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope. Through the Lᴏʀᴅ’ꜱ mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is …
Awaiting a ‘Song in the Night’: Reflections on Lamentations 3 – Part One
C.S. Lewis wrote in The Problem of Pain, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain: it is His megaphone to rouse …