In Genesis 14, four kings attack five kings; NINE kingdoms go to battle. Initially, the four capture the five and keep them captive 13 years. Then the five escape, and the four pursue and capture the five kingdoms and their people a second time. In the process, they also capture the rich man Lot andContinue reading “GUESS WHO? Genesis 14.”
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OPENING LINES. 1 John 1:1-4.
Can you name these novels by their famous openings? “Call me Ishmael.” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” “He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had goneContinue reading “OPENING LINES. 1 John 1:1-4.”
THE BRIDGE. 1 Timothy 3:5-6.
I talked openly about my faith several times in my 12th-grade English class. My teacher talked to me about the gospel at some length when I stopped by for a visit about a year later. I don’t remember a lot of what we said, but she said one thing that burned into my brain likeContinue reading “THE BRIDGE. 1 Timothy 3:5-6.”
LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES. Acts 26:28-29; Colossians 4:3.
God gives each of us gifts that we can use to serve Him. I like writing. In a public school, writing projects sometimes created opportunities to share the gospel. In senior English I wrote a paper about Plato’s “Simile of the Cave,” and used the shadow metaphor to contrast being lost with being saved. InContinue reading “LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES. Acts 26:28-29; Colossians 4:3.”
SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH KINGS AND VAGABONDS. Acts 25:12.
When Paul was arrested on trumped-up charges, he knew it was an opportunity to share the Gospel. After defending himself to Governor Felix, he appealed to Caesar. Felix answered: “You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go!” Acts 25:12. God had warned Paul that traveling to Jerusalem would cause him great suffering. PaulContinue reading “SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH KINGS AND VAGABONDS. Acts 25:12.”
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