Desperate times call for desperate measures. Or do they? I researched the origins of this phrase. It seems to be based on a quote by Hippocrates from Aphorisms: "For extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restriction, are most suitable." Although this was written 600 years after King Saul lived, it could have been his …
What’s Growing In You?
A friend recently posted a little story on Facebook that really caught my attention. I commented, “There’s a spiritual analogy in here somewhere…I need to think about this!” I’ve noticed that as followers of Jesus, pretty much everything that happens in our lives points us back to our Creator. After all, everything we see—and all …
Do You Know Who You’re Dealing With?
1 Samuel 5-7 describes a time during Samuel the prophet's ministry when the Philistines seemed to have the upper hand against the children of Israel. When chapter five opens, the ark of the covenant has been captured, the high priest Eli has died from shock, and Eli’s grandson is named Ichabod upon his sudden birth: …
Give Me A Faith Like Naomi
Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed is the Lord who has not left you without a redeemer today, and may his name become famous in Israel. May he also be to you a restorer of life and a sustainer of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you …
God Means What He Says
Yesterday, I finished up the book of Numbers. One commentator sums up this book in the following statement: The Book of Numbers essentially bridges the gap between the Israelites receiving the Law (Exodus and Leviticus) and preparing them to enter the Promised Land (Deuteronomy and Joshua). Most of the book focuses on the generation that …
The Way Of The Word 