The greatest selling book of all time is the Bible. The Guinness people estimate the number to be somewhere between five and seven billion. (The Koran’s figures, by comparison, are in the neighborhood of 800 million). There’s a reason for the Bible’s unique status—there is simply no story like the one found in Scripture! There’sContinue reading “Changing the Kingdom”
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Seeing The Other Side
We all know about the other side: the other side of a coin, the other side of the moon, and if you have more than one child, the other side of the story. The other side is a good thing. If we’re seeing just one side it means our perspective is fragmented, partial, and incomplete.Continue reading “Seeing The Other Side”
Caring and Committed
In 2 Corinthians 8 & 9, we have a minister to the Gentiles raising funds for Jewish people. That might sound a little strange to us, but it is totally consistent with the biblical principle that we are people first and everything else (all of the adjectives we choose to describe ourselves) is a distantContinue reading “Caring and Committed”
Mercy
Psalm 123 hits us right where we live. It is a weary pilgrim seeking mercy. He is sure of two things: he has been ground down by those who oppose him and only God can meet his needs. Let’s start with the second truth. Some people might view this to be a bad thing ifContinue reading “Mercy”
Psalms for the Road
Psalms 120-134 were recited by Jewish pilgrims as they journeyed to Jerusalem for the three annual feasts celebrated by the nation of Israel. These 15 psalms speak to anyone who is traveling—whether it is a trip from point A to point B, or the larger journey we make through life. They were referred to asContinue reading “Psalms for the Road”
A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green 