Tag Archives: slavery

You may be familiar with stories of human trafficking in countries like Thailand, Cambodia, or India. I recently attended a conference on human trafficking, and I was shocked to learn that this unimaginable crime is happening right where I live. Actually, human trafficking is happening in all 50 states! In ...

“If what you believe to be true is not, would you want to know?” A friend posted this as her Facebook status after our pastor posed the question in church. Here were a handful of the responses: “It depends on what it was.” “Yes, I’d want to know.” “Probably not.” ...

“And it came to pass, on the day the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, that the LORD spake to Moses, saying, ‘I am the LORD.  Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.’  But Moses said before the LORD, ‘Behold, I am ...

“As has just been said: ‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.’  Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not ...

There is a paralyzing confusion plaguing many Christians about God’s desire for government. Many believers expect political leadership to worsen and think nothing can be done about it except to hold on to what we have until Christ returns. Some Christians consider corrupt government a latent blessing because it often ...