by Stuart | 13 Dec 2021 | Daniel, Devotionals
One of the things that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted is the way that far too many Christians misapply Scripture. Second Corinthians 3:13 has been misapplied to argue against wearing masks. Revelation 13 has been misapplied to warn against taking vaccines....
by Stuart | 10 Dec 2021 | Daniel, Devotionals
In our consideration of Daniel 4, we noted briefly how sad it is that Belshazzar never appears to have learned from the errors of his predecessor. Nebuchadnezzar had been guilty of arrogance, blasphemy, and idolatry, and God had spectacularly humiliated him....
by Stuart | 9 Dec 2021 | Daniel, Devotionals
King Nebuchadnezzar is one of the most significant historical figures in the ancient Middle East. Famed as much for his military conquests as for his building projects, there is no shortage of information on the Babylonian regent. At least, that is true for the first...
by Stuart | 8 Dec 2021 | Daniel, Devotionals
One of the most popular and helpful features in Excel is the “if” function. Without boring the computer illiterate, this function allows you to make a logical comparison between values in a range of cells and what to expect. If that is too confusing to follow, suffice...
by Stuart | 7 Dec 2021 | Daniel, Devotionals
We live in a world that values knowledge and therefore education. Malcolm X famously said, “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” Nelson Mandela added, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use...
by Stuart | 6 Dec 2021 | Daniel, Devotionals
Preston Sprinkle frequently talks about Christians as “exiles living in Babylon.” The idea is that the Christian church today finds itself very much like Daniel: pilgrims striving to be faithful to God in a strange, pagan world. The Bible makes it clear that the...
