Much of my adult life has been spent employed in some form of Christian ministry: preaching, editing adult Sunday school material, and teaching in a Christian university. Over those years I’ve received a steady stream of information about the numerous resources that exist to assist a follower of Jesus in attaining spiritual maturity. There are […]
MONDAY Reading for Today: Matthew 10:1-20 Acts 15:1-21 Psalm 23 Genesis 50 Genesis 50 Joseph had good reason to be furious with his brothers. Because of their actions he became a slave, he was falsely accused of a crime he didn’t commit, and he was thrown into jail. Everything terrible that happened to him could […]
Reading Daniel 7-12 is somewhat like reading Jonah 3, 4. We rarely do it. These are often neglected chapters because they are difficult chapters. But they contain important content for both comings of Christ. Daniel would need a strong faith to receive these teachings. This text might be appreciated more thematically if we move backwards […]
In chapter six of his book Daniel looks like a hero. Do you think he looks like a hero in chapter 10? The lion’s den was now a distant memory. After serving for decades in the administrations of foreign kings, Daniel the Jewish statesman was now an old man (probably in his eighties or nineties), […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. List some occult practices people might use to try to get a glimpse of the future (examples include horoscopes, psychics, and palmistry). When people pay for such readings, they are usually told positive things, or at least things within their control. Why do […]
