Nehemiah is often preached as a book about leadership, vision, rebuilding your life, and overcoming opposition. But is that what the book is actually about?
Some stories leave you speechless. Tonight is one of those nights. No easy answers. No clichés. Just an honest struggle with evil, suffering, God, and the unbearable reality of what happened to one sixteen-year-old girl.
Before asking what the Great Apostasy is, we should first ask how Christians have understood it throughout history. From the early church to modern times, the answers have been surprisingly different.