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The Jews faced a monumental challenge. The walls of Jerusalem were in ruins, and the enemy came and went at will. The people were demoralized and had given up on ever seeing the City of God’s Name restored. Now Nehemiah was a cup bearer, not a construction engineer....

Although a firmly committed Darwinian, famous anthropologist Louis Leakey sounded strangely like the Genesis account when he said that "the past shows clearly that we all have a common origin and that our differences in race, color and creed are only superficial.” My...

No need to wonder if true happiness is a deep desire in every human heart. What became the most popular course at Harvard University was taught by Tal Ben-Shahar on what he calls "how to get happy.” So if the world is searching for happiness, and Christians can live...

When pursuing conversations in which we want to share the gospel, we shouldn’t start where WE are but where the seeker is. Often we need to be patient as we look for a bridge to span that gap. In this story it took a while until a certain country was mentioned. I had...

Fireside Friday: Excellence (4 mins) — Why did the chicken cross the road? To share the Good News — albeit "in fear and much trembling". Can you relate to this? Have you ever "chickened-out" when trying to witness? The apostle Peter shares one "excellent" tip that...

Would it surprise you to hear that the great apostle Paul told the Corinthians that "there are many gods”? It’s especially surprising because, in the very next phrase, he adds, "yet for us there is one God” (1 Cor 8:5-6). So are there many gods, Paul, or only one?...