By David Faust Do you ever try to negotiate with God? The Lord invites us to talk with him about all kinds of things. We can thank him for our blessings, confess our shortcomings, ask him for help, and—as numerous Old Testament passages indicate—even debate with him. But in case you haven’t noticed, God […]
By Sam E. Stone The book of Ezra is composed of two sections: chapters 1–6 record how the Jews returned from captivity to rebuild the temple; chapters 7–10 describe how Ezra came back to Jerusalem and led reforms. A period of some 57 years passed between the end of Ezra 6 (515 BC) and […]
By Christy Barritt High Black Voter Turnout Propelled Obama’s 2012 Win According to data analysis by the Associated Press, President Barrack Obama won the 2012 election in large part because of the higher than average black voter turnout. A demographer at the Brookings Institution looked at census data and election turnout, along with last […]
By Sam E. Stone Worship with both song and sacrifice was once again practiced by the people of Israel after their return to the promised land. Ezra, a famous priest and scribe, tells us of the event. In Ezra 4 he describes the opposition faced by the Jews as they worked to rebuild the […]
By Christy Barritt Anti-Bullying Presentation Makes Students Uncomfortable An anti-bullying presentation at a New York middle school where two girls were asked to role-play a lesbian relationship has students and parents complaining. The event took place at Linden Avenue Middle School in Red Hook, New York and was conducted by a team of students […]
