Read Reflect No, you’re not suffering from déjà vu. This passage is essentially another account of the events that were described in Jeremiah 39. What is new here is the description of the looting of the Temple. The Babylonians looted all the precious objects from the Temple. The silver and the gold could presumably be […]

Read Reflect I grew up traveling with my missionary parents, studied cultural anthropology in college, and visited almost every country on earth by my 50th birthday. One thing remains – nothing ever changes. You see, we might think that wars, economics, politics, religion or technology have changed our world significantly. But the truth of the […]

Thanks to media and the ubiquitous access modern technology has provided us, we are more quickly connected to unfolding catastrophes than any other time in our history. This passage is an unexpected, but strong “go to” in the midst of tragedy.

While we weep for victims of senseless violence or unfathomable persecution, we can know that those who have Christ have hope.

This passage speaks loud and clear, especially in the midst of tragedies or when our news feeds are filled with stories of unimaginable persecution.

Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany once quizzed his schoolchildren on the three kingdoms of natural objects in order to test their knowledge. One little girl identified an orange belonging to the vegetable kingdom and a piece of gold to mineral, but when the Kaiser asked the question that faces all humanity—which kingdom she belonged to—her reply caught him off guard.

While historically, Zion was a physical place, it has come to mean so much more than a mark on a map. It is a symbol of God’s church – His people. And, as Psalm 132 tells us, it is where God chooses to dwell.

As human beings, we often place a lot of stock in where we were born.

Gossip is in our face continually when we turn on the television, look through social media or read a magazine. Entertainment conglomerates make their living by reporting on gossip about our favourite celebs, high-profile politicians and royalty.