In verse eight of this text, John the Baptist calls people to change their behavior in preparation for the coming of Jesus the Messiah. Believers must behave differently as they prepare...

I was taking my children to school one day when we saw an entourage of law enforcement officers. My daughter was curious about what was happening. “Mom, look at all those...

Followers of Jesus Christ ought to be the most loving and accepting people in the world. God wants the church to accept one another: It is not an option but a...

Breven became a refugee when he was very young. Violence forced him to flee his home country of Burundi for the Tongogara Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe. He recalls passing through four...

A few years ago, my husband faced a life-threatening situation when he was stopped by individuals posing as police traffic officers. They coerced him to drive into a remote area where...

In 735 BCE, Aram and Israel invaded Judah. Consequently, Judah became a state of Assyria but later revolted. The revolt was crushed, and King Hezekiah had to surrender. Just before Isaiah...

Psalm 72 is a prayer for a leader who will judge with righteousness and will care for the poor with justice. Christians understand this psalm to point to the king who...

I am often amazed by the vigilance of my six-pound toy cavapoo. He spends endless hours quietly and restfully lying around the house. And yet even in moments of deep sleep,...

This psalm of David is a pilgrimage song, most likely written for a transition or travel. As a custom, many Jews would make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to visit the Temple,...

During the bustle of the morning routine, in between brushing teeth, packing backpacks, and pouring milk into cereal, my six-year-old, in his wide-eye glee, will break the monotony of the morning...