This Life: Unforgiveness and a “kinky hose”
SAMANTHA ELLEY reflects on the impacts that follow when we choose not to forgive…
The Interview: Dallas Jenkins, creator of ‘The Chosen’, on a new Christmas special
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, speaks with director and creator Dallas Jenkins about the bonus episode of The Chosen that will arrive in US theatres next month in the lead-up to Christmas…
Hope
Charles Dickens wrote that the “pain of parting is nothing compared to the joy of reunion” This is an idea explored in the Bible, where a character like Joseph suffers terribly, sold as a slave, falsely put in jail. Sunrise drowns out the darkness. PICTURE: Ravi Sharma/Unsplash. Yet after decades of suffering providence rewards […]
Hope
Charles Dickens wrote “The pain of parting is nothing compared to the joy of reunion.” PICTURE: Ron Smith/Unsplash This is an idea explored in the Bible, where a character like Joseph suffers terribly, sold as a slave and falsely put in jail. Yet, after decades of suffering, providence rewards him for his faithfulness and […]
Born among the animals
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is built on the stone cave where they think Jesus was born. Stained glass windows depicting the birth of Christ in St Malachy’s Church, Main Street, Castlewellan, Northern Ireland, UK. PICTURE: K Mitch Hodge/Unsplash Stables in ancient Palestine were stone not wood – and often attached to houses. The […]
This Life: Trusting God in tough times
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what the story of Joseph and other Scriptures tell us about placing our trust in God…
Sight-Seeing: Joseph and the art of pivoting (in a time of pandemic)
Dr JEANNIE TRUDEL, president of Australian-based Christian Heritage College, looks at what the Biblical story of Joseph tells us about how God uses difficult times to shape us…
History
Egyptian history tells of a foreign born slave, given the name Zaphenath-Paneah. PICTURE: Leonardo Ramos/Unsplash Even though he was a foreign slave, his wisdom and actions saved the entire nation of Egypt. So he was made second-in-command of all Egypt. His extended family were given special land and honour in Egyptian society, and a great […]
THIS LIFE: A PRE-CHRISTMAS REFLECTION
In a reworking of an earlier piece by US-based philosopher and author Roy Clouser, BRUCE C WEARNE looks at the enduring power of the Christmas story…