Lately, it seems as though politicians, and politics, is polarizing Christians, turning spiritual siblings against one another. I am reminded as I read Joshua 5 that this isn’t to be the case. Are you for us or them? The answer was, neither. He was going to fight with them, but when asked which side he... Continue Reading →
Revival from Deuteronomy
Written over three thousands years ago (going with conservative dating), Deuteronomy helps us to see the cycle of revival - rebel, rebuke, repent, rescue, and rest (taught in OT classes). The Lord blesses them, they turn away from Him, He punishes them, they repent of their sins, and He rescues them (or sends someone to... Continue Reading →
Keeping a Clean (Spiritual) House!
Having a new puppy has made it clear that our house wasn’t as clean as we might have thought. Our little man has found all sorts of things that we have missed. And when he gets up, we need to make sure that the house is all set, or he will find whatever is out... Continue Reading →
Stand Firm!
There seems to be so much fear today over what is to come. There is fear over Coronavirus... there’s fear over riots... there is fear over elections... and right now I think that there is starting to be a fear over what’s next in 2020. Caution and concern are completely logical in times such as... Continue Reading →
What’s in Your Heart?
In Deut. 8, as Moses is speaking about the wilderness journey, He speaks about testing their hearts. Yet we want to remember the context of this testing. It was the people of God who chose not to go into the Promised Land when given the opportunity. They were the ones who initially rebelled against God.... Continue Reading →
Is it OK to Question God?
In the end of Job, after God has replied to Job and questioned who was challenging His wisdom, Job recognized who he is compared to God. We find this in Job 42:3, 6. “I have spoken about things I did not understand, things too wondrous for me to know... I reject my words and am... Continue Reading →
Looking Upon the One Who Heals
John Chapter 3, before the famous John 3:16 passage, refers to Numbers 21, where we are currently. The people rebelled against God, and poisonous serpents came and were biting the people - causing death. When the people cried out to God, He told Moses to make a snake image of bronze and place it on... Continue Reading →
Canaan and Christianity…
In reading through the Spurgeon Study Bible, Spurgeon makes a connection that I never made (not a surprise). He connects Canaan not with heaven, but with Christianity. And the thought process makes sense. We don’t expect heaven to be overrun with giants to conquer, and armies that need to be taken by force. We do,... Continue Reading →
This is the Service of…
In Numbers 4-5 (from last week’s reading), we saw the division of work that was given to the tribes of Levi. There were those who ministered, those who carried the holy things once they were covered, and those who carried the basic things. Oh, what a joy to be counted to be in the service... Continue Reading →
To Save a Life…
How far would you go to save a life? This has been a question for many of us during the Coronavirus pandemic. When things started to become public about just how dangerous this could be, there were still many who chose to go about life as usual. Many defiantly. Others too set in their routine... Continue Reading →
Along the Multicolored Road 