Spiritual Life

The Bible is an old book in a world where age is no longer considered an advantage. If we are going to trust the Bible, we must have sound, proven reasons to do so. At stake are issues as timely as our approach to sexuality, ethics, morals, values, money, the economy, marriage, work, welfare, abortion, government, and worship—just to mention a few.

I think about Moses and his inability to catch sight of what he thought was up ahead: The Promised Land. What a hit to the hopes when God told him he would not bring the Israelites into Canaan. In thinking about my own “where I can’t see’s” and God’s purposes, I began to understand this denial differently.