The New York Times recently reported on the upsurge of students in philosophy courses at major universities. According to the paper, young people are seeking philosophical answers to their growing confusion and disillusionment. Well, they need to read Ecclesiastes, the Bible’s built-in philosophy course, written by Solomon, the wisest man in the Old Testament. After […]
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In life, skill is what distinguishes success from failure, victory from defeat, and excellence from mediocrity. And skill – or “wisdom,” as the Hebrew is translated – is the overarching theme in the book of Proverbs. In biblical times, wisdom was often passed from person to person through the use of proverbs – pithy saying
Whenever God’s people gather, whether in grief or celebration, they sing. The style of music changes, but singing remains a deeply-rooted part of our heritage. From the spontaneous choir at the Red Sea in Exodus 15 to the professional choirs David assembled among the Levites, songs run through the Old Testament like musical ribbons. And
Apologist William Lane Craig observe “No logical inconsistency has ever been demonstrated between the two statements ‘God exists’ and ‘evil exists.’” In fact, the presence of evil actually demonstrates God’s existence because without God there would be no moral foundation for calling anything evil. He’s right. Nevertheless, the question of evil still vexes us, and
The words of an old hymn say: “Build your hopes on things eternal, hold to God’s unchanging hand.” Another song speaks of being guided by God’s “unseen hand.” Well, with the book of Esther we have the only book of the Bible consuming no reference to God’s name; yet His unchanging, unseen hand cannot be