UBC Wed For Life

                          We all know the Bible stories about Moses, David, and Jesus. Each of them came off as larger than life figures who accomplished unbelievable feats. Moses took on the Pharaoh and led the Hebrews to freedom. David killed a giant as a boy and went on to become one of the most renowned kings in history. Jesus lived a miraculous life and died to save humanity. Their stories are so impressive that even most nonbelievers have heard them at some point. Those three and a few others in the Bible were the protagonists of the big stories. However, the Bible isn’t composed solely of big stories. Not every character in the Bible accomplished something world changing. That doesn’t mean those characters aren’t important or that God wasn’t using them to teach vital lessons. Consider Hannah and Eli. You’ll find their stories in 1 Samuel. Both are outshined by primary figures like Samuel, David, and even Saul. Still...

                                       Hearing complaints about the woes of today’s world has become commonplace. It’s easy to look at everything we see happening around us and come to the conclusion that we are living in unprecedented times of badness. That’s not really true, of course. A quick perusal of any history book will show you that people have been doing despicable things for ages. In fact, some of the uncomfortable developments we’re experiencing now (e.g., an abandoning of child labor laws and fair employment policies) are actually things that were commonplace in the past. The Bible is another place we can look to understand how bad things were in the past. When it comes to the Book of Genesis, many people can recall the stories of Adam and Eve or Noah, but do people really understand what the world was like back then? We Christians know that, today, believers in Jesus have a...