By Dr. Mark Scott The librarian says, “You are what you read.” The designer says, “You are what you wear.” The athlete says, “You are what you train.” Hollywood says, “You are what you watch.” But the dietician says, “You are what you eat.” Ezekiel’s call to prophetic service embraced eating something. The call of […]
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Ezekiel 3:1-11 1. What impresses you most about the visions and instructions Ezekiel received in the opening chapters of his book? 2. What puzzles you about Heaven? What excites you about it? 3. What do […]
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Jeremiah 1:4-10 1. What do you admire most about the prophet Jeremiah? What do you consider his greatest accomplishments? 2. What prayers do you offer on behalf of the next generation? 3. In your own […]
By Dr. Mark Scott It would seem that when God wants to make a prophet, he first takes him to the desert and crushes him. Tears make a prophet better than laughter does. The crucible of suffering is the best birthing room of a prophet. Jeremiah would have been glad to continue the family business […]
By David Faust On the day after my new granddaughter was born earlier this year, I cradled her in my arms with happy tears in my eyes, overwhelmed with gratitude for this precious new life. A baby makes us think about the future. Assuming my granddaughter lives into the twenty-second century, what kind of world […]
