Have you ever seen a yoke of oxen? Or any other pair of animals yoked or harnessed together? Their function is to pull together — to share the work of pulling whatever it is they’re pulling (plow, cart, carriage, etc.). The frequent reference among Christians to being “equally yoked” in marriage ultimately refers to this […]
The Challenge of Being Counter-Cultural: How Set Apart Are You?
When the Israelites entered the Promised Land after decades of wandering in the wilderness, they went into a land where – as in Egypt before – they were surrounded by idolaters. God told them not only to refrain from bowing to or serving these idols, but to “utterly overthrow them” and “completely break [them] down.” […]