This is the 6th 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, Shamgar son of Anath . . . "After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred...
In the 18th century, the U. S. Congress once issued a special edition of Thomas Jefferson's Bible. It was a simple copy of our Bible with all references to the supernatural eliminated. Jefferson, in selecting, had confined himself solely to the moral teachings of...
I am inspired by the Psalmists message in Psalm 119:11-19. When we see that His Word is a true inspiration of His love, we know that we serve a God that is infinite and perfect in Love and is always giving. God instructs his children to be still and know...
Somewhere in Italy, there is a place at the coast where three beacons can be found. In stormy weather, if a ship makes sure to have those 3 beacons in a straight line, he can be assured that he will reach port safely. God has given us 3 beacons as well, and these are...
Jigsaw puzzles have never been my thing. I am blind to the little clues so I empathize with the man reading the Bible when Philip said to him, "Do you understand what you are reading?" And he replied, "How can I without someone to guide me?" Yet he was a man who knew...
Last week, in Lessons Before the Cross, Part 3, we saw that because God allows us to go through trials for very good reasons. But now that we understand "why" we go through trials, He wishes to convey to us some vital truths on "how" to go through them! "And He said...
"As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless." (2 Samuel 22:31 and Psalm 18:30) The wooden stairs appeared to lead up off the decking to something beyond, but what? Thick brushy mangroves bulged around the edges of the planking. As far as I could...
"In the beginning......" (Genesis 1:1) Ever have one of those days? You know, one of those days? Nothing seems to be going quite right, you don't feel in sync with what's going on, it's all kind of gray or fuzzy. All sorts of circumstances can be a cause. One of the...
"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland." (Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV) "Every year his parents went to...
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Psalm 51:6 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to...