By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —  (This is part two of a two-part look at Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness.) 2. In the wilderness, Jesus was tempted to receive the right thing in the wrong way. “Just step on over to my side,” Satan told Him, “And you can have all that I...

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —  (This is part one of a two-part look at Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness.) The backdrop for understanding the temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4/Luke 4 is Israel’s time in the wilderness. The parallels aren’t difficult to see. I’ve...

RELIGION —   Moses’s mission was accomplished. Joshua had been commissioned as his successor (Deuteronomy 31:14, 23). Israel was on the brink of entering the land of Canaan. They had renewed their promise to live under the covenant first given to the nation at...

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —  "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."Deuteronomy 31:7 These are words from Moses to Israel just prior to his death on Mount...