Bunny's Burrow: Hopping into Life

  Part I: The Ark of the Covenant — More Than a Sacred Box Ask someone what the Ark of the Covenant was, and you'll likely hear one of two answers. Some imagine it as a supernatural weapon capable of destroying armies. Others picture it as a mysterious relic with untold power. My kid remembers it as what melted people in Indiana Jones. The Bible however, begins somewhere else. Before the Ark is ever carried into battle, before it rests in the Holy of Holies, before kings and prophets stand before it, Scripture tells us why it was built. Why is always important. People always forget the why. The answer isn't power. No... It's testimony. That single word changes how we understand not only the Ark, but the covenant itself. This little bit of knowledge can change your whole POV.  The First Command Concerning the Ark The first direct instruction we are told about what belongs inside the Ark is found in Exodus. Exodus 25:16 Hebrew וְנָתַתָּ אֶל־הָאָרֹן אֵת הָעֵדֻת אֲשֶׁר אֶתֵּן א...

 There was once a village where every child received a pair of glasses on their seventh birthday. Some glasses made everything look brighter. Some made everything look darker. Some made people seem larger than life. Some made every flaw impossible to ignore. The children loved comparing whose glasses were best. Soon they stopped listening to each other because each was certain they were seeing the world as it truly was. One day an old lens maker arrived carrying a wooden box. Inside were empty frames. "No lenses?" the children laughed. "Oh, they're empty on purpose," the old maker said. "Before you choose how to see the world, you must first know that every lens changes what you see." The children didn't understand. So the maker took them to a hill overlooking the village. "Tell me what you see." "I see beautiful homes." "I see broken fences." "I see people working." "I see people struggling." Every...