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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...

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