Thoughts on the Bible and Life
I recently read a biography of David Livingstone (1813-1873), the great explorer and missionary to Africa. Although he faced intense challenges—frequent sicknesses, attacked by a lion, sleeping on dirt floors, misunderstood by locals, lack of converts—he was known for his calm and joyful demeanor and his endurance in prayer and mission. After reading about his … Read more
Home clothes are comfortable: sweatpants, t-shirts, slippers, gowns. But in the Bible people sometimes put on an uncomfortable garment called sackcloth. Some think sackcloth is a burlap-like material—the fabric used for potato sacks—but consider Revelation 6:12: “The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair.” So sackcloth could be made from black goat’s hair while … Read more
Daniel’s habit of prayer is impressive. When warned not to pray under the threat of being thrown into the lion’s den, he continued his daily habit without interruption. Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day … Read more
When I was growing up I never heard anyone claim to be born in the wrong body. But that claim is becoming increasingly common today. How can someone be born in the wrong body? Doesn’t that imply existence before birth? If so, where were they? And how could they have preferred a particular gender before … Read more
If we could do it over again we would not allow our kids to have smartphones so early—Grade 7 and Grade 9. At the time, we were not thinking of the dangers lurking in those devices. In a 2020 paper, Jean Twenge concludes: After remaining stable during the early 2000s, the prevalence of mental health … Read more