In Jehoiakim’s third year as king of Judah (605BC), Nebuchadnezzar led his armies from Babylon and besieged the city of Jerusalem. By the time the siege was lifted he had taken many of the people with him back to Babylon. Many of these exiles were from the royal family and the nobility—the wealthy and cultural…

In a recent conversation with a person I asked him a question. His response was puzzling: he inferred from my question that I was making an unrelated point. I assured him I was asking the question—get this—because I wanted an answer, not because I was making a point. We often assume there is something else…

Today is Pentecost, the annual celebration of God sending his Spirit to dwell among his people. While we cannot yet assemble together, this cannot stop us from worshiping our great God and Savior. Follow along with the videos and sing, watch the childrens’ story and the message, be sure to give, then join us at…

In 605 BC a young man named Daniel was captured when Nebuchadnezzar and his Babylonian army marched to Jerusalem and took many of the people back to Babylon, along with some of the vessels used in the temple. Many of them were trained to work in the king’s administration, including Daniel. Throughout his years in…

In the ancient Roman world, a barbarian was anyone who was not Roman. To be Roman was to be civilized, to be part of the broader culture. There was a general sense of shared values and a shared language. To be outside of this accepted norm was to be barbaric. A barbarian could become Roman…