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A Place at the Table

In the Wall household of my childhood, our family of five often sat down to meals together. We positioned ourselves according to a seating arrangement that was never discussed but always followed. Dad sat at the head of the table, Mom sat to his right, and little...

The B-I-B-L-E

[Editor’s Note: today’s article, by Mike Cope, speaks some practical wisdom to all of us who love Scripture and wrestle with how best to live by God’s Word.] Here is one of the most shocking discoveries of my early life: the Bible has to be interpreted. I know that’s...

The Dream of God

When it came time for Jesus to preach and teach, his most frequent theme was the kingdom of God (or in Matthew, the Kingdom of heaven). A reminder may be in order: the kingdom of heaven is not first and foremost about where we go after we die but about God’s...

Can We Really “Live” The Sermon on the Mount?

Here’s an important question that has challenged Christians for two thousand years. Bluntly stated, the question is, Can the Sermon on the Mount (hereafter the Sermon) in Matthew 5-7 really be lived out? Is it actually possible for followers of Jesus to “turn the...

Something Old, Something New

“And he said to them, ‘Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.’” Matthew 13:52 As a lifelong student of Scripture, I’m continually struck by the...