One Sunday morning Jesus appeared in all the churches. He showed up simultaneously on a million big screens. Some churches were in the middle of a song when his face popped up and the music went quiet, like someone had unplugged all the cords at the sound booth. Bands and singers across America stopped singing,Continue reading “I Dreamed That God Was Coming to Judge My Enemies. And I Was Happy! Amos 2:5.”
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Spiritualism, Mediums, and the Occult. 2 Kings 1:6.
I found these business offerings on Yelp: Palm readers. Tarot cards. Ouija board readings. Crystal balls. Horoscopes. Hypnosis. Supernatural Readings. Psychic Consultants. Witchery. Manifesting with a Life Coach. Conjuring. Voodoo. These businesses thrive in our modern world. In an age of Enlightenment and Science, you might have guessed these relics of an age ofContinue reading “Spiritualism, Mediums, and the Occult. 2 Kings 1:6.”
‘Thou Shalt Decree a Thing and It Shall Be Established.’ If You Can Name it, You Can Claim it!
Image generated by A.I. Bob turned on the television at the end of a long day. He walked across the room and fell into a recliner, exhausted. His wife Julie was seated next to him, using her phone to play an online game of Scrabble with one of her girlfriends. As the television came on,Continue reading “‘Thou Shalt Decree a Thing and It Shall Be Established.’ If You Can Name it, You Can Claim it!”
King David Pours His Heart Out to God: Reading the Psalms as a Journal Entry.
David could hear the crowd before he could see them. The streets of Jerusalem were crowded with well-wishers, children, and families, all of them cheering. The king had seen it so many times before. He was surrounded by his people: runners out front, then his sons on black horses, and then David, riding a hugeContinue reading “King David Pours His Heart Out to God: Reading the Psalms as a Journal Entry.”
Trust God With Complicated Matters of International Diplomacy. 1 Samuel 29:3-4.
One day David finds himself trapped in a complicated matter of international diplomacy. Saul’s quest to murder David had driven him to live among the Philistines. A year later the Philistines begin assembling armies to attack Israel. This creates a sticky situation. David claims to be loyal to the Philistines, but he knows he willContinue reading “Trust God With Complicated Matters of International Diplomacy. 1 Samuel 29:3-4. “
SOMETIMES THE FUGITIVE MUST REMEMBER THAT HE IS ALSO THE FUTURE KING. ~~OR~~ Sometimes Prior Callings Take Priority Over Present Callings. 1 Samuel 23:4-5.
The Bible features reports of several fugitives forced to run for their lives. Jacob fled after he stole Esau’s birthright. Moses fled after he killed an Egyptian. Joseph fled to Egypt with Mary and the baby Jesus to escape the savage hand of Herod. But surely no fugitive faced greater peril than David. King SaulContinue reading “SOMETIMES THE FUGITIVE MUST REMEMBER THAT HE IS ALSO THE FUTURE KING. ~~OR~~ Sometimes Prior Callings Take Priority Over Present Callings. 1 Samuel 23:4-5.”
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.”
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.”
HOW CAN JESUS CLAIM TO BE THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN? Acts 4:12.
If God provided a way for sinners to be rescued, why are people so unhappy about it? I have often heard people rail against Christianity for its claim to exclusivity: “How can you say Jesus is the only way, when there are millions of people around the world who never heard of Jesus?” The answerContinue reading “HOW CAN JESUS CLAIM TO BE THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN? Acts 4:12.”
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