"But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her family and all who belonged to her . . ." (Josh 6:25) Joshua and the entire Israelite army have just finished walking around Jericho once a day for six days, and now, on the seventh day, after walking...
"On hearing his words, some of the people said, 'Surely this man is the Prophet.' Others said, 'He is the Christ.' Still others asked, 'How can the Christ come from Galilee? Does not the Scripture say that the Christ will come from David's family and from...
This devotional is the second of a 2 part series based on Dan. 5. "But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this." (Dan 5:22-23) Poor Belshazzar. He has just witnessed the supernatural appearance of a hand that writes with its...
"Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness." (2 Peter 1:2-4) In Knowing...
The following devotional is the fourth in a short series focusing on Daniel 3: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace. "Then Nebuchadnezzar said, 'Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants!...
The following devotional is the third one in a short series inspired by Melo, our beloved but departed, Parrotlet. "'The Lord will judge his people.' It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." (Heb 10:30-31) For those of you who have been...
This is the 4th in a short series focusing what Israel's earliest leaders, the judges, have to teach us. Today's leadership lesson comes from a little-known judge of Israel, Ibzen of Bethlehem . . . "After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel. He had thirty sons and...
"Jesus answered, 'I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" (John 14:6-7) If you have ever experienced the loss of a family pet, you will understand, at least in part, what my family went through when we lost two baby...
Like any good, law-abiding citizen, I always do my best to follow the traffic laws. As a result, I haven't received a traffic ticket in -- let's say -- 15 years? And that last ticket was actually for an accident -- one that wasn't even my fault -- not for a...
"Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow." (Ps 51:7) My Sheltie is mad at me! She came in tonight stinking to high heaven. I have no idea what she had been rolling in, as it's all snow and ice outside right now, but...