Bruce Green Articles

A Taste of Grace | Oct. 17, 2024

Embracing Your Interruptions OPINION — A young man and woman were in love and wanted to get married. The young man asked her father for his blessing. The man told him, “Before I can give you my blessing, you have to pass the test.” The young man wanted to know, “What...

A Taste of Grace | Oct. 10, 2024

Gloriously More OPINION — When Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine were engaged in 1796, he gave her a ring composed of two tear shaped stones — a diamond and a blue sapphire set in opposite directions on a slim gold band. Each stone weighs slightly less than a carat....

A Taste of Grace | Oct. 3, 2024

It seemed good to me OPINION — When Luke was writing the introduction to his gospel, he noted two groups of people:1) “those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word” (1:2), and2) “many” who were compiling “a narrative of the things that have...

A Taste of Grace | Sept. 26, 2024

Meditating on God's Word OPINION — One of my favorite borrowed sayings goes something like this: “Our goal isn’t to get through the Bible as much as it is for the Bible to get through us.” I like that because I know from personal experience how easy it is to get...
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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