In last week's lesson on faith from the Hebrews 11:31, we learned that faith sometimes requires that we go against family and friends, pastors and teachers; faith sometimes requires that we sit back and do nothing, or that we do something that seems silly and...
My family and I were busy preparing for our annual vacation. We would be gone for nearly a month this year, and though we weren’t leaving for another 2½ weeks, we were already packing the trailer, stocking the food, preparing the maps, and a host of other things that...
The book of Joshua is coming to an end now. All that is left is the division of the land. I don't know about you, but I find the chapters in Joshua 13-20 rather tedious, for they go into so much detail about characteristics of borders. But is there something that we...
Introduction Who has not come across this old saying... Rule #1: "Your boss is always right." Rule #2: "If you think the boss is wrong, refer to Rule #1." Take heart, there is a big boss over all the bosses. Of several Hebrew names for God, the word Adonai (See Is...
In this series on how the Adonai God controlled events leading to Christ’s atoning death exactly at the appointed time on the Passover day, today let’s focus on... Epochal matters... At this stage, I intend to increase the intensity of the spotlight on the subject of...
"Then you will say in your heart, 'Who has begotten these for me, Since I have lost my children and am desolate, A captive, and wandering to and fro? And who has brought these up? There I was, left alone; But these, where were they?'" (Is 49:21 NKJV) Despite my best...
In the concluding part of this series Of "control" at the Cross, let's focus on three other aspects of significant import... Geographical Matters In the penultimate part of this series of God's control at the cross, let's focus on one more Geographical matter. Why was...
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." (Deuteronomy 31:6) Shoot the Falls! The cry of the brave ones up at the top of the waterfall. They were going for...
I have a love/hate relationship with my GPS. Oh, it has its place, and there are times when I rely heavily on the thing. For the most part however, I prefer not to drive with it. It’s forever choosing routes I wouldn’t choose, and just when I need it the most, it can...
The train driver told me about driving freight trains before the safety systems were controlled technologically. Certain signal boxes had control of the line between their area and the next designated control area but the signalman would telephone the central control...