In the opening chapter of Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice tumbles down a rabbit hole, leading her to a strange and confusing world—a world far from her reality. The “rabbit hole” has become a popular metaphor used to describe time-consuming discussions that veer from their original context, especially on the Internet. Our neighborhood …
New Year’s resolutions—you love them, or you hate them. I found an unexpectedly helpful model for making resolutions in 2 Timothy 1:3–12. Paul’s reflections about the past, his description of God’s faithfulness in the present, and his encouragement about the future serve as loving reminders for Timothy to stand firm in the faith. Ken Hanna described …
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I will be the same until your old age, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will bear and save you. (Isaiah 46:4, HCSB) Caring for aging parents is one of our society’s most significant issues. It can affect any family at …
Hans Christian Andersen’s classic story, The Emperor’s New Clothes, tells the tale of two swindlers who pose as weavers to convince an emperor they can make him a magnificent new garment. This unique garment would be visible only to those with certain intellectual enlightenment. By appealing to the emperor’s ego, they are hired. As the swindlers …
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Relent, Lord! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants. Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as …
For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise …
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV) Culture shock. It is unsettling for …
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, …
Welcome to our continuing profile series of the alumni of DTS-Houston. This month we are highlighting the life and ministry of our sister, Paula Tong. Paula graduated from DTS in 2002 with a Master of Arts in Theology. Since that time, she has lived, worked, and ministered in Houston. “My life verse is Isaiah 61:1-3. …
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Jan grew up in a Christian home in Houston, Texas, and she went with her family to church several times a week. As a result, she was consistently exposed to the word of God through Bible stories and prayer. She came to appreciate how those early childhood teachings translated into the spiritual disciplines that she …