Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian, her maid, and gave her to her husband Abram as his wife. He went in to Hagar, and she conceived; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her sight….So Sarai treated [Hagar] harshly, and she fled from Read more…
Being of an anxious disposition as a child (ok, and as an adult, too), I often worried over whether I would have been a follower of Christ if I lived in the ancient world. Would I have recognized those truths? Would I have felt the call in my heart? How Read more…
And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree of the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will certainly die.” ~ Genesis 2:16-17 “I will Read more…
“Do not remember the past events, pay no attention to things of old. Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.” ~ Isaiah 43:18-19 Our next ancient Read more…
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” ~ John 10:10 We’ll start off our Snow White discussion with the myth of Inanna, Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, and war, and “Queen of Heaven.”[1] Seeing as how Read more…
“You Yourself have recorded my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your records?” ~ Psalm 56:8 “Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary His mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts: Read more…
“But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.” ~ Genesis 8:1 Joseph to his brothers: “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to Read more…
I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel. ~ Genesis 3:15 The Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We observed His glory, the glory as the One and Read more…
“For this is what the Lord says: ‘When 70 years for Babylon are complete, I will attend to you and will confirm My promise concerning you to restore you to this place. For I know the plans I have for you’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘plans for your welfare, not for Read more…
“But He was pierced because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on Him, and we are healed by His wounds.” ~ Isaiah 53:5 The concept of a savior is dear to every culture. Whether it’s Herakles (i.e. Hercules) or Superman, every culture in Read more…