And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. Ecclesiastes 1:13
by Lee Anderson Jr. — What do you think of when you hear the word “idol”? I suspect that many of us picture some kind of statue made out of wood, stone, or metal, fashioned in the image either of a false god or a deified human leader (e.g., 1 Samuel 5:2–5; Daniel 3:1). Those... Continue Reading →
Rudyard Kipling wrote Recessional for Queen Victoria’s 60-year Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Her life and reign were winding down, she would die in 1901, and though the British Empire was at its zenith, it too would soon descend from its lofty heights to earth. After World War II the British Empire would become a less fearsome... Continue Reading →
