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Divine absence and the light inaccessible
God isn't just hidden. God hides. Why?
The One who promised Moses perpetual presence is apparently someone to be trusted.
The One who promised Moses perpetual presence is apparently someone to be trusted.
The wall my daughter can’t get past
I’ve stopped trying to climb over it or knock it down. Now I just sit there.
by Debie Thomas
The wall my daughter can’t get past
I’ve stopped trying to climb over it or knock it down. Now I just sit there.
by Debie Thomas
Delivered through the waters
The Red Sea, the baptistery, and the birth canal
Delivered through the waters
The Red Sea, the baptistery, and the birth canal
Delivered through the waters
The Red Sea, the baptistery, and the birth canal
Delivered through the waters
The Red Sea, the baptistery, and the birth canal
From the beginning—“I am the Lord your God”—the Decalogue is about vocation.
From the beginning—“I am the Lord your God”—the Decalogue is about vocation.
Guns are Americans’ golden calf
What began as respect for the Second Amendment has morphed into a colossal idolatry of lethal weapons.
Guns are Americans’ golden calf
What began as respect for the Second Amendment has morphed into a colossal idolatry of lethal weapons.
Did the exodus really happen?
A new book challenges the scholarly consensus about one of the Hebrew Bible's central stories.
Did the exodus really happen?
A new book challenges the scholarly consensus about one of the Hebrew Bible's central stories.
Are Greg Boyd and I reading the same Old Testament?
Yes, there’s violence. But there’s also God’s faithfulness and care.
Gathering Manna in the Desert, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
Art selection by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
Gathering Manna in the Desert, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
Art selection by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
Moses and the Burning Bush, mural in Dura-Europos, Syria