Claimed by the Shepherd
I am a veterinary epidemiologist. I wake up at 4 a.m. and plod barefoot through my morning routine: Put kettle on, switch off outside lights,…
Read MoreI am a veterinary epidemiologist. I wake up at 4 a.m. and plod barefoot through my morning routine: Put kettle on, switch off outside lights,…
Read MoreRepublican or Democrat? Conservative or liberal? Cubs or Dodgers? Seahawks or Cowboys? There are countless ways to identify oneself. And though we may not be…
Read MoreThe story of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness is one of the most striking and memorable in the New Testament (Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12, 13;…
Read MoreThe phrase Christ alone is at the center of the well-known declaration of the sixteenth century Reformers. They based their teachings on God’s justification of…
Read MoreIn preparing for this issue of the Bible Advocate, I read every passage in the Bible about hope. There are scores of them; Scripture is…
Read MoreThe phrase “the evening and the morning,” repeated throughout the first chapter of Genesis, underscores life’s daily-ness. In case you haven’t noticed, life is very…
Read MoreThe weather forecast called for a sunny, dry day, so my husband and I and our son decided to go on a picnic. Later, while…
Read MoreA preacher was pacing the floor, so one of his friends asked him, “What’s the trouble?” The preacher replied, “The trouble is that I am…
Read MoreThe year 2016 and its “Equip for Discipleship” theme is a wrap! All of us at the BAP hope that you were encouraged and challenged…
Read MoreThe gravestone of one of my ancestors reads, “ I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy…
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