I love reading the book of Nehemiah. I find this man to be quite inspirational, someone who has a practical solution for the common problems even of today. This 6 part series, appearing on Saturdays beginning in January, will be taking a look at the practical...
Last week, in The Nehemiah Solutions, Part 1, we saw that risk taking is not so risky when we're taking risks for God Work! And so Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem, but what he found there was more than a ruined city without a protective wall. He found that the people,...
Last week, in The Nehemiah Solution, Part 2, we left off the story of Nehemiah's outrage against Israel for "gouging" their brothers in interest by giving his reason for his outrage. In the very next verse he gives us the solution: "I also, with my brethren and my...
Last week, in The Nehemiah Solutions, Part 3, we are reminded that the practical solution to the problem of disobedience to God is simply outrage, followed by a cry for purity in all that we do. But disobedience wasn;t Nehemiah's only hurdle. In fact, as you read the...
Last week, in The Nehemiah Solutions, Part 4, we discovered that the best way to deal with distractions is to simply ignore them. But the moment I heard we would have new neighbors, God placed it on my heart to make contact with them, to greet them to the...
Last week, in The Nehemiah Solution, Part 5, we saw that God has a mission for each of us. For some, it is across the ocean. For some, it is across town. For some, it is right next door. But we have now come to the place in Nehemiah's story where the wall is...