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Leadership Wisdom When a group of children were asked to draw a picture of a leader, their portraits were insightful. Emma, age 3, drew her teacher, Ms. Noreen, because “she teaches me.” Jack, age 6, drew a picture of himself leading a pack of turtles to safety. He said, “A leader is someone who makes sure that a place is safe.” We learn...

Making the Covenant What did God mean when He told the Israelites, “You are a holy nation”? Certainly, they had not been behaving like priests! Scholar Gordon J. Wenham notes that today’s verse effectively sums up the overarching promise of Exodus. “A collection of holy individuals makes a holy nation, which can serve as mediator between...

Personal Responsibility The State of the Bible 2018 report, commissioned by the American Bible Society and conducted by Barna Research, found that Americans could be divided into five categories: (1) Bible Centered daily readers (9%), (2) Bible Engaged weekly readers (17%), (3) Bible Friendly (15%); and (4) Bible Neutral (5%). The fifth category,...

Social Responsibility Musician and author Michael Card recently released both a book and an album on hesed, the Hebrew word for the Lord’s covenant faithfulness and love. As he wrote in the book: “Hesed is a defining characteristic of God. It is linked to his compassion and graciousness. It is expressed in his willingness to forgive wrongdoing...

Breaking the Covenant After Gideon’s victory over the Midianites, the Israelites asked him to become their king, but he refused, saying, “The Lord will rule over you.” He did, though, ask them to give him a share of the plunder. He turned the gold into an “ephod”—although it’s uncertain exactly what that was in this case, it was obviously...

It Is Finished! Philip Graham Ryken, the president of Wheaton College, wrote: “Art for God’s sake—this is what the tabernacle was all about. Every detail in that sacred building was for the praise of God’s glory. The altar and the atonement cover (also known as the mercy seat) testified to his grace. The table of the showbread proclaimed...

When Christians die, do they immediately go to heaven or do we wait for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ? Question and Answer When Christians die, their soul and spirit (two aspects of our immaterial self) go immediately to heaven. Separated from their physical bodies, they will be in the immediate presence of God and in conscious and thrilling...

Give Thanks for All He Has Done If anything of yours has ever been lost or stolen and then found, your first reaction most likely was thankfulness. Perhaps you were relieved to be reunited with your purse, keys, or phone. However, imagine if what was eventually returned was the symbol of God’s presence, the Ark of the Covenant. After God...

Let Heaven and Earth Praise the Lord Reflecting on Psalm 148, Francis of Assisi wrote the “Canticle of the Sun” poem in 1224, that was later paraphrased and set to music. Today, we know it as the hymn “All Creatures of Our God and King.” Like Psalm 148, the poem emphasizes heaven and earth praising the Lord. Did you notice that the expression...

Praise God for His Word Julia Child motivated many home chefs in the United States to try French cuisine. Her breakthrough cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, was immensely successful and ranks as one of the top-selling cookbooks of all time. Her words and ways have inspired multitudes to stretch their culinary skills beyond their...