Addressing our sins

“Please don’t touch that knife, John. I don’t want you to hurt yourself.” These words echoed faintly in the back of the little five-year-old’s mind as he reached into the drawer for that forbidden object.  He needed something sharp to cut open his new toy, and the freshly sharpened knife was definitely the tool for … Continue reading Addressing our sins

Rahab and the spies

Israel was about to cross the Jordan; they were only days away from embarking on the conquest of Canaan. Just before the crossing, however, we read that Joshua sent two spies to take a look at Jericho. Jericho sat just west of the Jordan River, a few miles north of the Dead Sea; it was … Continue reading Rahab and the spies