Identity, Control, and Discernment in Exile

Four Hebrew men stand in a Babylonian palace, holding scrolls and bowls of vegetables, with a golden statue looming behind them—symbolizing resistance to cultural assimilation in Daniel 1–3.

Familiar Stories, Deeper Questions Good morning, I hope you are all ready for our twenty-seventh book as today we will read Daniel 1–3. For most Christians, these are very familiar stories. As a preacher and someone who has been involved in children’s ministry for decades, the stories of Shadrach, Meschach and Abednego are standards. They […]