By David Faust Do you ever experience déjà vu—the eerie feeling that you have seen or experienced something before? Here’s a provocative idea: Have you ever experienced vuja de? That’s the ability to look at something familiar as though you have never seen it before. In his book Seize the Vuja De (Missio Nexus, […]
Restoring Joyful Worship–The Uniform Lesson for June 30, 2013
By Sam E. Stone Continuing this quarter’s theme, “God’s People Worship,” we now turn from Isaiah to two other helpful resources—the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. Along with the book of Esther, these two writings form the closing section of Old Testament history. They tell of the Jews’ return from Babylon, the rebuilding of […]
The Comic Rascal
By Dr. Charlie W. Starr Have you ever wondered what Bilbo Baggins (from Tolkien’s The Hobbit) has in common with John McClane (Bruce Willis’s Die Hard character)? Neither did I, until last February. I was rereading The Hobbit in the same month the fifth Die Hard movie came out (worst film in the franchise, […]
Driving into Smoke–Luke 5
By David Faust I once had a frightening dream in which I was driving a car through a crowded street. In my dream it was late at night, but the car’s lights wouldn’t work. I was barreling along at high speed through the darkness, trying to maintain control, but I couldn’t see where I […]
In the World — June 23, 2013
By Christy Barritt FCC Considers Revamping Indecency Policy The Federal Communications Commission is considering loosening its standards when it comes to nudity and language on television. According to the FCC, they’re contemplating focusing their efforts only on “egregious” cases of nudity and language. They defined egregious as repeated use of an expletive, for example. […]
