Do you know someone who has a lot of character qualities you admire? Most of us have had people come in and out of our lives that we would classify as “role models.” We see something in them that we desire more of in ourselves. It might be a teacher who inspires you to teach, …
Get Out Of God’s Way
There’s an interesting story in 2 Samuel 24. It occurs toward the end of David’s life, a time when you think he would be long past making foolish decisions, after experiencing a lifetime of God’s mercy and faithfulness. While David is a “man after God’s own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14), he still had to navigate …
Conformed To His Death
…that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. --Philippians 3:10-11 Paul told us that his goal in life, what made him successful in his calling, was to focus all …
Ask For The Springs
Joshua 15 is a historical list of the borders of Judah’s inheritance in the promised land. If you’re like me, you find yourself skim reading the names of towns not easily pronounced. Surprisingly, in the middle of the chapter, the narrative breaks to include a story about God’s faithful servant, Caleb, and his daughter, Achsah. …
That Scarlet Cord
There’s no way around the obvious truth about the kind of woman Rahab was. We read her story in Joshua 2-6. The massive assembly of Israelites is poised to cross the Jordan River, finally ready to go in and possess the land as God promised them forty years earlier. The last of the rebellious generation …
The Way Of The Word 