A sister-in-law of mine shared a story in her church talk last Sunday that got me thinking about trust in God’s wisdom and power when it comes to outside threats.

There are two consequences in history: one immediate and instantaneously recognized; the other distant and unperceived at first. These consequences often contradict each other; the former come from our short-run wisdom, the latter from long-run wisdom. The providential event appears…

The word fast in Hebrew is tsowm and comes from the word tsuwm which means “to cover the mouth.” I’ve always assumed that this covering of the mouth was referencing abstaining from food or drink. However, a recent reading of Isaiah 58 led me…