In the history of the Middle East, conflict and murder because of religious struggles were often common to the rulers of the national states. Our text illustrates such conflict under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 589 BC.
Have you ever been asked to explain some issue brought to you by a friend or acquaintance when the questioner will not explain to you what the issue really is? If so, it was obvious to you that you could not explain when you did
The subject of divine healing generates many ideas and questions. Circulated among many churches, “James” was written by Jesus' brother who was known in the early church as “James the Just” and called the first “bishop” of the Jerusalem church.
An increasing number of Baptists engaged in disaster relief monitored weather reports coming out of the Charleston, S.C., area early in October. They stood ready for requests to respond to the devastating flooding that wreaked havoc on the area.
Tom Mason* struggled to make ends meet, even though he had a full-time job. Willing to work more, he wanted to start a small landscaping business that
The sympathetic words were in reaction to the news that 600 to 800 Southern Baptist overseas missionaries and home office employees would soon lose their jobs as
“Good accounting records and good stewardship go hand in hand,” said the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. “Your church is the trustee for the money it receives
Friends from other Christian traditions have voiced a common complaint that churches are drifting from sound doctrine to the idea that all of us are God's children, no matter what we believe, so we should just get along. Paul takes a different tack, understanding that
The Book of Daniel is considered to be the highest example of Old Testament ethics in its discussion of the picture of God’s people.
In his commentary on Revelation, Edward A. McDowell, former professor of New Testament interpretation at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, rightly declares that our text is from a “strange book, and to many, a closed book” (p. 1).