Have you thought about the book of Jonah in the Bible lately? I hadn’t until a recent sermon brought it back to my attention. If you’re looking for humor in the Bible Jonah is full of it in my humble opinion. The book starts right out with a direct directive from God to Jonah. “Go… Continue reading Was Jonah hard of hearing or hard of loving?
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GOD’S SPIRIT WITHIN
Daniel spent the evening in prayer. Tonight was a particularly difficult time of struggle. The sounds from the party were echoing in his chamber. His heart had been torn from his chest earlier when he heard King Belshazzar yell out, “Bring the chalices from the temple in Judah.” “LORD God have mercy on their souls.… Continue reading GOD’S SPIRIT WITHIN
THE RIGHTFUL SUCCESSOR
David opened his eyes to find one of his servants staring at him. He rolled on his back and let out a deep sigh. “How did my lord the king sleep?” “Your lord didn’t sleep much at all last night. Is it too much to ask for a fire in this room? I was too… Continue reading THE RIGHTFUL SUCCESSOR
A PRIDEFUL DECISION
David waited for his military leaders to assemble before his throne. He looked at each one as silence filled the air. “Men, we have enlarged our nation’s borders to an unprecedented place. You have conducted yourselves well. Now that we’ve subdued our enemies I want to take this opportunity to conduct a census of our… Continue reading A PRIDEFUL DECISION
Don’t use the big words to lead someone to Christ
One of the biggest mistakes over-zealous people make in attempting to lead someone to Jesus is trying to impress them with the big Bible words. When they do they sound ridiculous, like someone who just returned from the dentist. Let’s use Jesus’ approach of loving them first. Then the words we use can be very… Continue reading Don’t use the big words to lead someone to Christ
My Advice to Graduates
Since we’re in the graduation time of year I think I’ll take a stab at writing a commencement speech for fun. So get as comfortable on that bleacher seat as you possibly can, shield your eyes from the sun and try not to sweat to the point of being too odorous to those around you… Continue reading My Advice to Graduates
DEALING WITH IMPATIENCE
Samuel watched the man running toward him. The young man wasn’t familiar, but Samuel knew from the tunic he wore that King Saul had dispatched him. The young man bent over in front of Samuel. “King Saul has assembled three thousand men at Gilgal. Jonathan attacked them with one thousand men at Geba. I think… Continue reading DEALING WITH IMPATIENCE
Murray Did You Know?
In my quest to strike something off my bucket list I taught myself to play a musical instrument. The result astounded me. Not only did I master a simple child’s toy, I also recorded an original song in the process. Makes me wonder what will happen when I finally sky dive. Perhaps I’ll just keep… Continue reading Murray Did You Know?