It is hard to imagine what the world would be like without Saul of Tarsus (the apostle Paul), but it would have been harder to imagine that such a violent persecutor of Christians would become a Christian and a missionary. His conversion and call, recorded in Acts 9:1-22, teach us not to despair of anyone or of ourselves, because God’s grace is sufficient for them and for us.
Human beings love using metaphors, comparisons between two things that are unlike to bring out some special way in which they are alike. In...
In the famous story of Daniel in the lions’ den, we learn about being blameless and see again that God reigns and rescues.
With the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, we arrive at the end of Old Testament history with the Jews back in their land after...