Jerusalem – God’s Future World Capital

Why would anybody pick Jerusalem to be the capital of the world? It’s not the oldest city, the biggest city, or the richest city in the world. And it’s often in the news because of acts of terrorism and violent clashes. But it is located very well – at the confluence of three major continents,…

Are you afraid of the future?

Change happens at tremendous pace these days, and humans are generally speaking not very keen on it. This is because we are creatures of habit, we like routines and familiarity, and it is hard to change what we are used to. The future can be a worrying prospect, as we simply don’t know what’s around…

Beginner’s Guide to Reading the Bible – Part 2

For our second post in this beginner’s guide (click here for part 1), we’re going to think about the structure of the Bible. We’ve seen before how there are two Testaments within the Bible – the Old and the New, which correspond to writings before the birth of Jesus Christ, and after. Outside that broad…

Beginner’s Guide to Reading the Bible – Part 1

If you’ve never picked up a Bible before, you might think it was just like any other book. It has covers, a beginning and an ending, and lots of pages in between. But in lots of ways it is totally unlike a normal book. It isn’t something you’d want to try and read in one go, nor…