Bruce Green Articles

A mailbox, a note and a good neighbor

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Our mailbox leads a rather solitary existence. It interacts with our mail carrier once a day, sees either Janice or me the same amount — and that’s it — except for the many vehicles that drive by. Only the vehicles don’t always drive by. One...

Broken but blessed

OPINION — I worked as a lifeguard for a couple of summers when I was growing up. I got the job even though at the time, I hadn’t taken the course you needed for life-guard certification. The swimming pool where I was hired was in a pinch and needed someone right away,...

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...

Dealing with the Anakites

Dealing with the Anakites

Jan 12, 2023

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses is preparing a new generation of Israelites to enter the land of Canaan. The previous...

Living in the Land of Promise

Living in the Land of Promise

Jan 4, 2023

RELIGION — "Hear O Israel: The Lord our God, The Lord is one," (Deuteronomy 6:4). It’s hard to overstate the importance of this text for Israel or...

Someone We Can Relate To

Someone We Can Relate To

Dec 28, 2022

RELIGION — Moses was a great servant of God, but passion for God doesn’t mean immunity from struggles — whether we’re talking about Moses, Noah,...

Back To Bethlehem

Back To Bethlehem

Dec 21, 2022

RELIGION — Well, it's that time of year when the Christmas cliches are taken out of their boxes, dusted off and put back into circulation. Jesus...

Living in the Land of Promise

Trifling with God

Dec 14, 2022

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — At Meribah, the people of Israel “gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron” (Numbers 20:2). The problem was a lack of...

Dealing with the Anakites

Anxiety and Faith: Part Five

Dec 7, 2022

RELIGION — (Anxiety is a serious issue in our world today. In this five-part series, we’re exploring this problem, as well as the difference faith...

Living in the Land of Promise

Anxiety and Faith: Part Four

Nov 30, 2022

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — (Anxiety is a serious issue in our world today. In this five-part series, we’re exploring this problem, as well as the...

Living in the Land of Promise

Anxiety and Faith: Part Three

Nov 22, 2022

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — (Anxiety is a serious issue in our world today. In this five-part series we’re exploring this problem, as well as the...

Anxiety and Faith: Part Two

Anxiety and Faith: Part Two

Nov 16, 2022

RELIGION — Anxiety is a serious issue in our world today. In this five-part series we’re exploring this problem as well as the difference faith in...

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