In so many cultures, people have given arbatrary value to people based on their gender, family, race or age. That's super clear to see in the Hebrew inheritance system and culture. Firstborn men were given all the inheritance, social benefit, and status- so why does God so often pick leaders who were NOT firstborn? How can we learn from the people God puts in front of us as leaders? And how can we tell if a leader is actually "annointed" or if we are simply following someone because we like what they look like or say?
For quite a while, it was very "in" fashion to wear punny t-shirts identifying us as believers. Is that a good practice, or do...
On the 26th episode of Deeper we dive deeper into the local gods of the Ancient Near East. What is the significance of the...
Often, we find ourselves wanting to want to pray- or rather, we know we should desire prayer, but can't bring ourselves to do that....