Article January 3, 2011 Issue

On the side of wisdom and peace

By Bill Moody

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

—Jeremiah 29:11

Travel with me for a moment to a distant land in a time long ago. In many ways the people of this ancient culture would have seemed very different from those of us living in the 21st century. Their clothing, their language, and many of their customs would certainly seem unusual today. Yet, really, they were much the same as we are.