Identity Hermeneutics: The Obsession with Personal Identity and the Distortion of the Truth

  Identity Hermeneutics: The Obsession with Personal Identity and the Distortion of the Truth Identity politics dominate today’s political landscape. Few would disagree that the single issue of 2020 that will have the greatest impact in the coming years is not Covid-19, but the great social reset political leaders are promising along the lines of … More Identity Hermeneutics: The Obsession with Personal Identity and the Distortion of the Truth

We Can’t Control COVID (Or Much of Anything Else)

We Can’t Control COVID (Or Much of Anything Else) In early March, the University of California San Francisco held a panel discussion of infectious disease specialists on a new virus that had, at that point, killed 41 Americans. These experts not only estimated that 60 to 70 percent of America’s population would eventually contract the virus, … More We Can’t Control COVID (Or Much of Anything Else)

Devotional Thought for Today – 12/01/2020

AMP and RVR 1960 The Way to Approach God CONTEXT: This thanksgiving psalm, which is specifically described as a song, praises God for blessing the land with fertility. Israelites probably used it in a time of harvest. It may also have been a prayer asking for and anticipating God’s blessing. The psalmist begins by praising … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/01/2020

Devotional Thought for Today – 11/30/2020

AMP and RVR 1960 CONTEXT: In this psalm of confidence (expressing faith in God), the psalmist trusts that God will preserve him in a time of distress. He begins by expressing his confidence in God, who he describes as his rock and salvation (vv. 1–2). He then addresses his enemies and describes their wickedness (vv. 3–4) before reiterating … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/30/2020