Bruce Green Articles

Happily ever laughter

OPINION — Abraham was 75 years old when he left Haran for Canaan (Genesis 12:4). God told him He would give Canaan “to your offspring” (v. 7), so he knew he would have descendants. But it didn’t happen over the next few years so when God spoke to him through a vision...

Tents, altars and sacred space

OPINION — Even though the land of Canaan would be given to his descendants, when Abraham sojourned there he and Sarah didn’t live in the best house of a high-end neighborhood. They lived in tents—as their son Isaac would and after him, his son Jacob. They were able to...

The One who holds the stars

BY BRUCE GREEN The opening picture of Jesus in the book of Revelation is a breath taking one. It’s not the Jesus we’re used to seeing in paintings and pictures. From the way He’s described by John it’s clear it’s impressionistic and meant to convey certain truths...

Calling all fathers!

BY BRUCE GREEN Paul Simmons is the head football coach at Harding University. In December of last year, they won their first ever Division II national championship in football. Pretty heady stuff, right? You wouldn’t know it from the press conference after the game....
The Three Appearances of Jesus    

Knowing The Lord

RELIGION —  “Covenant” is a word that doesn’t seem to be used very often in speaking about our relationship with the Lord. That is unfortunate...

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Panning From the Past — Part One

How Pilgrims Make Progress

RELIGION —  “About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you...

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What Makes Dad Proud?

What Makes Dad Proud?

RELIGION — Father’s Day is Sunday. I think most of us would agree that while cards, gifts and other expressions of our love and appreciation are...

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What Makes Dad Proud?

Near to the Heart of God

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — Having talked about Christ in Hebrews 3:1ff as an apostle (“one who is sent with full authority to represent the sender” –...

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Called to Glory

Called to Glory

RELIGION — "Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle...

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Thinking about the Atonement

Thinking about the Atonement

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — In Hebrews 2:6ff, the writer uses Psalm 8 to make the point that Jesus’ humanity — being made a little lower than the...

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Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus

Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —  The writer of Hebrews employed a cold opening long before anyone had any idea what that was. Whoever wrote Hebrews...

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