From Ephesians 6:1-3, Proverbs 1:1-9, and Genesis 2:24, we put together an overall structure for parenting: the first stage of teaching first-time obedience, the second stage of teaching wisdom, and the third stage of independence. In every stage, both our children and we need to rely on God’s grace as the process exposes the bent of our hearts.
Having defended himself from the devil’s temptations, Jesus went on the offensive as the one anointed to deliver people from sin and oppression.
In a second vision, Daniel saw into the future when the Jews would need to remain faithful under terrible persecution.
Human beings love using metaphors, comparisons between two things that are unlike to bring out some special way in which they are alike. In...