Detail from Bayeux Tapestry showing Bishop Odo rallying William the Conqueror's troops at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It’s not a cozy blanket. It’s a rod wielded in victorious battle. An entry...
Bishop Odo’s Comfort
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World Prayer
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Seen
Even in the kitchen, Jesus knows our lives “Mama, Mama, look at this!” This small phrase is probably one of the most repeated lines in our household these days. No matter what I’m doing, in the mind...
The Rock of Scripture
With this issue, we conclude our year-long series of tributes to the Word of God. What, then, have we gathered? We’ve talked a lot about the greatness of the Bible as it has been delivered to us in...
Being For, Not Just Against
While TIMES OF RESTORATION does not take political positions, we feel it important in this column, in order to provide basis for further understanding and prayer, to discuss selected current events...
Peaceful Courage
If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people (Romans 12:18). Let your reasonableness be known to everyone (Philippians 4:5). Our battle is not against flesh and blood...
There’s Only One Standard
Holding fast to the Word of God is our best hope and our best defense. Think about these present realities. irst, really “smart” people actually believe that all that we see, the created...
Jesus, The Living and Active Word of God
I recently came across a writer who suggested substituting “Jesus” for “the Word of God” when reading verses normally assumed to be about Scripture itself. The suggestion seemed legitimate to me,...
The Knowledge of God
John Calvin begins his Institutes of the Christian Religion with the claim that if we want to understand ourselves, we must first know God. But how can we know God? This is a question that many have...
World Prayer: North Sudan
Sudan is No. 5 on the Open Doors list of countries most oppressive to Christians. Sudan lost 26% of its area and 25% of its population when South Sudan became an independent country in July 2011....
The Lives of the Great Composers
The Lives of the Great Composers By Harold C. Schonberg W. W. Norton & Company, 1997, 653 pages A Review by David Bugbee, Cheyenne, Wyoming For fans of Classical music, a great book is Harold C....
One Amazing Answer
God does answer prayer! Ever since we moved to Florida it had been the desire of my heart to put my three daughters in a “hybrid school,” where they could homeschool part of the week and attend a...
God’s Word is Like a Two-edged Sword
Transformed by the sheer conviction of the Word We must never underestimate the power of God’s Word. The very reading of the Bible, with minimal comment, can reach deeply into any heart not totally...