Steven Wales

Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee. Ruth 4:17.

“Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee. For where you go, I will go. And where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people and your God shall be my God. Where you die, I will die, and there will I be buried” Ruth 1:16-17. IContinue reading “Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee. Ruth 4:17.”

“In Those Days There Was No King in Israel” Judges 17:6.

The principal who led my high school told the teachers, “If you will be nice to the students, they will be nice to you.” I’m sure that sounded great. It may have even worked in a few cases. But having survived four years in that Criminal Minds High School—where a teacher was shot, where bombContinue reading ““In Those Days There Was No King in Israel” Judges 17:6.”

The Bible: an Epic Adventure About a Hero Who Rescues His People! Judges 15:11.

Samson Bringing Down the Temple of Dagon, by Gustave Dore, wood engraving, 1866. Samson is the Bible’s superhero, with hair for a cape. This man can do incredible things. The Holy Spirit gave him super-human strength: “and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him” Judges 14:6. But Samson’s motives were poor. He wasContinue reading “The Bible: an Epic Adventure About a Hero Who Rescues His People! Judges 15:11.”

HOW DO YOU RESIST TEMPTATION? Genesis 20:3-7.

My college philosophy professor had once been extremely overweight, but through a doctor’s care had shed the excess weight and has kept it off for decades. How? He would say, “just eat less!” To him, weight loss was a simple matter of willpower. If you need to lose weight, stop eating all the bad things.Continue reading “HOW DO YOU RESIST TEMPTATION? Genesis 20:3-7.”

One Bad Decision Can Change Your Entire Life. Genesis 13:10-11.

Image generated with A.I. An old man rubs his eyes and looks toward the light. The sun is shining in through the rough opening of a cave. He blinks the sleep away and sits up. Somewhere a baby is crying. A second baby joins. For a minute he forgets where he is. He turns hisContinue reading “One Bad Decision Can Change Your Entire Life. Genesis 13:10-11.”

Which is Better, to Win a War or to Prevent One? Joshua 22.

In the early morning hours of September 26, 1983, Soviet Lieutenant Stanislav Petrov received an alarm. Computers indicated the U.S. had launched five nuclear-armed missiles at Russian targets. The missiles would reach Russia in under twenty minutes—there was no time to waste. Petrov was to telephone the high command and immediately Soviet leadership would respond,Continue reading “Which is Better, to Win a War or to Prevent One? Joshua 22.”

On Races and Racism. Genesis 10:32.

“These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood” Genesis 10:32. Any thinking Christian should realize the conflicts inherent in racism. First, we know God made everyone and Jesus died for everyone. Remember the song, “JesusContinue reading “On Races and Racism. Genesis 10:32.”

“I Am So Disappointed in You.” Genesis 8:21.

Image generated with A.I. The worst thing I ever heard from my parents was, “I am so disappointed in you.” They said it regularly. It seemed natural to disappoint my parents. I expected to disappoint them. After all, I spent my time trying to please myself. They were collateral damage. But when they said IContinue reading ““I Am So Disappointed in You.” Genesis 8:21.”

IS THERE A CONFLICT BETWEEN SCIENCE AND FAITH? The Research Scientist Psalm. Psalm 111:2.

Do you think there is a conflict between science and faith? I have heard it discussed as though the two fields were opposites, and we must choose one or the other. You can be a science-person or a faith-person, but you cannot be both. However, many of the greatest minds of science do NOT believeContinue reading “IS THERE A CONFLICT BETWEEN SCIENCE AND FAITH? The Research Scientist Psalm. Psalm 111:2.”

Adam and Eve Sinned. Why Was Punishment Delayed? Genesis 5:5.

Image generated with A.I. God tells Adam and Eve not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil “for on the day that you eat from it, you shall surely die” Genesis 2:17. Next thing you know, the two sin. God shows up, pronounces judgment … and they do not die.Continue reading “Adam and Eve Sinned. Why Was Punishment Delayed? Genesis 5:5.”