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Trash Or Treasure?
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by Cole Huffman
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My wife, Lynn, has all-around good taste. She dresses well, eats well, and decorates well. That's why I can't understand her attraction to garage sales. To her it's bargain hunting—good deals for a pittance. To me garage sales are the clearinghouse of junk, where I'm expected to pay to remove people's junk for them and add their castaways
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—Issue #118
July/August 2000
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Singing in the Chains
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by Cole Huffman
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Rome. Ten years ago the arrival of Paul of Tarsus, a leader within the sect known as "the Way," led to a riot in our city's marketplace. Paul and a man with him were arrested and imprisoned. Today, this troublemaker is again in prison, this time in Rome. From there he recently wrote a letter to followers of the Way in Philippi. He spoke of his joy—despite
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—Issue #124
July/August 2001
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"Am I Normal?"
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by Cole Huffman
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"Is that normal?" Susan asked me, her head tilted, a slight grimace on her tanned face. I could tell this wasn't an academic question but an anguished one, not off the top of her head but surfacing from deep within.She had just finished telling me how she felt of late: negative, discontent, spiritually dry, dull. She looked up at the ceiling fan, then
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—Issue #132
November/December 2002
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Wisdom in Action: Sidebar
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by Cole Huffman
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Joseph is described in Gen. 39:6 as "well–built and handsome." In ancient Egypt, such physical refinement was particularly prized. Because of his looks and high position in Potiphar's house (v. 1), Joseph could have had almost anything he wanted, including his boss's wife. She certainly wanted him (v. 7).Adulterous interludes with this beckoning
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—Issue #134
March/April 2003
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Wisdom in Action: Sidebar
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by Cole Huffman
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Nothing reveals our hearts more truly than how we use money. That‘s why Jesus and His apostles (as well as the prophets before them) spoke so frequently about it. We all need money for the basic expenses of living. But money, like a pop-star diva, can crave attention and affection, such that Mammon becomes an idol of the heart (Mt. 6:24).One day
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—Issue #134
March/April 2003
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Wisdom in Action: Sidebar
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by Cole Huffman
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It must have come as a nasty surprise when the magicians, enchanters, and astrologer "wise men" of Babylon let their king down. "Tell your servants the dream," they promised, "and we will interpret it" (Dan. 2:4). After all, they were men skilled in illusion and spinning stories from star alignments to render the crown a favorable interpretation. They
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—Issue #134
March/April 2003
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Wisdom in Action: Sidebar
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by Cole Huffman
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Dependence on God takes many forms. One significant evidence of such dependence is prayer during times of crisis. By definition, a crisis is "a decisive time; a time of acute danger or difficulty" (Oxford American Dictionary). In the 14th year of his reign over Judah, Hezekiah faced a crisis: "Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities
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—Issue #134
March/April 2003
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Wisdom in Action: Sidebar
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by Cole Huffman
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In a fallen world, conflict is inevitable. Combustible emotions eventually blow when too much pressure builds up. In 1 Samuel 25, David and his men, already under intense pressure due to Saul's rabid pursuit, entered the Desert of Maon looking for an emotional oasis.What they got instead was the equivalent of hot sand kicked in their faces by one Nabal
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—Issue #134
March/April 2003
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Wisdom in Action: Sidebar
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by Cole Huffman
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Passion, like direct electric current, has positive and negative energy. It was his great passion for God that surged through David and propelled him to the throne of Israel. But his passion for Bathsheba blew the circuits of his family harmony, singed his legacy, and supplied voltage to the events that would stop the heart of one of his most devoted
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—Issue #134
March/April 2003
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Wisdom in Action: Sidebar
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by Cole Huffman
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There was in Jesus' day no greater human contrast than that between the Pharisees and the tax collectors. The Pharisee party consisted of consummate Jewish patriots—the champions of Moses' law, Israel's honor, and God's sovereignty.Tax collectors, on the other hand, were the consummate Jewish traitors—the rabble who sold their souls to
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—Issue #134
March/April 2003
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