There are many 21st-century lessons for the church in the Nehemiah story. Among those practical applications is the need for recognition of the diversity of strengths and gifts. No... Read More »
I was not born
Informed and fearless from the first, but shrank
From aught which marked me out from men;
I would have lived their life, and died their death,
Lost in their ranks,... Read More »
Attempt, how vain—
with things of earthly sort, with aught but God,
to satisfy and fill the immortal soul!—ROBERT POLLOCK
Warm-up: Jeremiah 2:1–19
Our old dog sits... Read More »
This week we are going to school on Nehemiah’s experiences by learning how to handle opposition. Sometimes, however, “handling” opposition is easier said than... Read More »