Corrie ten Boom knew trust. Real trust. The kind that holds firm when everything is falling apart. She and her family risked everything to hide Jewish refugees from the Nazis, believing faith wasn’t just an idea but something lived. For that, she was thrown into a concentration camp. Surrounded by suffering, she held onto one... Continue Reading →
Slow Wisdom
Philosopher in Contemplation, By Rembrandt “The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.” (Proverbs 18:17, ESV) It is easy to hear a story and take it at face value. The first version always sounds convincing. The details line up, the emotion is strong, and the whole thing... Continue Reading →
The Call to Go
Maybe the call to go for you is just one step, not a cross-country move, not an upheaval of everything you know. It's just one step of faith—one decision to trust God more than you trust the comfort of staying put. I met Ruth Hooper1 when I was 19. She wasn't famous. She and her... Continue Reading →
The Roots of Messianic Thought
The vision of messianic hope within Jewish communities was dynamic, responding to shifting historical and political landscapes. Early visions of a Davidic monarch ruling a restored Israel gradually expanded into expectations of a cosmic redeemer with a role in universal restoration. Jewish communities interpreted and reimagined messianic hope in response to their lived experiences. As... Continue Reading →
Introduction to Christology in the Hebrew Bible
The idea that the Hebrew Bible tells a story that ultimately leads to Jesus is not new. It is how the earliest followers of Jesus understood it. From the moment He began teaching, Jesus reshaped how people read their Scriptures. He told His disciples that the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms were all pointing... Continue Reading →
Phillip W. Martin 