Inspiration

by Danielle Bernard I stared at the screen of my phone in utter shock at what I had just seen. “Disturbed” is the only word that even comes close to articulating how I felt on that Sunday morning in early May after I watched American rapper Childish Gambino's latest music video "This Is America."  You might think to yourself, “Of course, rap music videos are … [Read more...] about Childish Gambino, the Fourth Seal, and Christian Responsibility

Early Americans bore energetic witness to bodily suffering. What can their example teach believers today? Sarah Pierpont often found herself bedridden by sickness. Living in colonial New Haven in the 1750s, she considered it a duty to make record of her pain and its spiritual lessons by writing. She tried to interpret her sickness through her faith and felt worse when poor … [Read more...] about Trusting God with Your Illness Is No Prescription for Passivity

Whoever looks to secure his life for himself will lose it, but whoever loses it will bring it to life.” (Luke 17:33) Jesus’ words to his students are puzzling. The broader context of these verses is about disaster so sudden and devastating that people working in their fields must not return to their homes. Today, it would be drone strikes and rockets launched into … [Read more...] about On Losing Your Life

Maybe it's time to look again at the lamb-like beast of Revelation 13 in the context of today's world, instead of the 1840s. The Maginot Line has come to symbolize everything wrong with the Allied strategy in the years leading up to the Second World War. It represented a line of defense constructed along France’s border with Germany during the 1930s and named after Minister … [Read more...] about An Even Greater Controversy

“When dad was teaching me to drive, I remember him telling me that judgement was the most important thing in driving.” “Dad taught me that when overtaking I should always look over my shoulder and not rely solely on the rearview and wing mirrors.” These are some of the statements I occasionally hear from my children when they talk about their driving experience. And, I must … [Read more...] about A Life Without Wax