Bruce Green Articles

Studying His Word | June 6, 2024

Ten Lepers and Two Cookies OPINION —Our six-year-old grandson (Bryant) lives a few states away, but I talk with him and his two brothers every Sunday night. Our conversations revolve around sports, bad jokes (“Why couldn’t the pirate recite the alphabet? He kept...

Studying His Word

Fallen walls and broken gates, part two OPINION — Last week we looked at some lessons from the Battle of Jericho and suggested there was more to the story — a story within a story, as it were. This story has to do, not with the Israelites, but with one of the...

Studying His Word | May 23, 2024

Fallen walls and broken gates, part one OPINION — There are lots of lessons to learn from the battle of Jericho in Joshua 6. Here are some of them: The walls fell to servants, not lords. From beginning to end, God specified how He wanted everything to happen. Israel’s...

Studying His Word | May 16, 2024

Bouncing on Pharaoh’s Knee OPINION — As we come to Exodus 3, an indeterminate amount of time has elapsed since Joseph’s family moved to Egypt. More important than this gap of time is the change in leadership that had occurred. Egypt was no longer ruled by a faith...
Leaving the consequences to God

Leaving the consequences to God

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION —In chapter 6 of Daniel, the Medo-Persians have taken over after defeating Belshazzar and the Babylonians. Daniel (who had to...

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Leaving the consequences to God

Time

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — In Daniel 5, we’ve moved forward an indeterminate amount of time. Chapter 4 takes place during Nebuchadnezzar’s reign...

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Leaving the consequences to God

Hurting for Humility

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Who would you rather be: a prisoner of war or someone who occupies an important position of power and influence?That...

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When temptation calls your name

When temptation calls your name

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION —Last week we saw from Daniel 3 how Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego made the courageous decision on the plain of Dura not to...

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Leaving the consequences to God

When Temptation Calls Your Name

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION —The scene shifts in Daniel 3 to the plain of Dura. Nebuchadnezzar has gathered bureaucrats there from all over the kingdom...

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Sincerely But No Longer Yours

RELIGION —In Daniel 2, we have the first of the five visions found in the book. God initially gave the vision to Nebuchadnezzar in a dream and...

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When Trouble Comes

BY BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —Chapter two of Daniel is part of the historical section of the book (1-6) that features what are often referred to as...

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At Work in Babylon

RELIGION —We took an excursion last week to make some applications from Daniel to our lives. We need to close the loop on the difficult situation...

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Living in the Light

BY BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —Last week we looked at the dilemma Daniel and his friends were in (1:1-7). This raises a question worth thinking about:...

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