Spring 2021 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 35 Life Is Full of Questions David Hulme What can we learn from the book of Ecclesiastes, with its shifting viewpoints, its seeming contradictions, and its air of futility?
Spring 2021 The Cost of Your Coffee Donald Winchester For centuries, Africa has suffered at the hands of opportunists seeking to enrich themselves at the continent’s expense, with far-reaching results.
Spring 2021 What We Learned in Lockdown Alice Abler Written history and recent experience show that plagues and pandemics bring mass tragedy and grief, but also opportunity for change.
Winter 2021 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 34 Words of Wisdom David Hulme Solomon’s name is attached to three books of the Bible. In this installment, we focus on the Song of Songs and the book of Proverbs.
Winter 2021 Is the Past Just a Mirror of the Present? Donald Winchester Values play a key role in our understanding of history. A shift in those values may demand that we recontextualize the past.
Fall 2020 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 33 Job’s Comfort David Hulme What are we to do when we undergo suffering, and how are we to understand God’s role?
Summer 2020 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 32 Let Us Rise Up and Build David Hulme Nehemiah’s account chronicles his efforts not only to restore the walls of Jerusalem but also to strengthen its returning inhabitants.
Synching Ezra and Nehemiah If the editor of Ezra-Nehemiah rearranged passages to achieve a specific literary effect, how would that have affected the story flow?
Spring 2020 The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 31 A Future and a Hope David Hulme Freed from Babylonian captivity, some exiled Jews returned to rebuild Jerusalem. The books of Ezra and Nehemiah detail their story.