“A Show in the Shadows”

A Seed Sown in Shadows Simon Caldwell wasn’t born with the name that demons would later hiss. He was raised in a modest Christian home in the outskirts of Marseille. His mother sang Psalms as lullabies, and his father—once a carpenter—taught him Proverbs as he measured planks. But when Simon […]Read more »

The Widow’s Mite: A Tragic Offering, Not a Model of Stewardship

In many pulpits and devotionals, the story of the widow who gave her “two mites” (Mark 12:41–44; Luke 21:1–4) is heralded as a supreme example of sacrificial giving. Yet a closer examination of the surrounding context, language, and biblical theology suggests a far more sobering lesson—one not about stewardship, but […]Read more »