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SHOCK AND AWE: the Lord in Heaven Laughs. Psalm 2.

When Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990, the world was outraged. On January 17, 1991, a coalition of 42 nations invaded Iraq in order to beat the Iraqis back into Baghdad. The people in Arabian lands have come a long way from the days of camels and tents. But Saddam wasContinue reading “SHOCK AND AWE: the Lord in Heaven Laughs. Psalm 2.”

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.”

YOUR MIND IS A GARDEN. Romans 12:2.

YOU are the gardener. Pull up the weeds—the bad thoughts, and PLANT good, BIBLICAL thoughts, Romans 12:2. You will reap what you sow, that is, you will harvest what you plant. So plant God’s truth in your mind, so that you will harvest a great future with God. Here are some thoughts to plant inContinue reading “YOUR MIND IS A GARDEN. Romans 12:2.”

The Greatest Storyteller.

God is the greatest storyteller ever—and the hero of his own story. Consider the Birth of Israel. Incredible stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Pharaoh, and Moses. Then when the people finally reach the Promised Land, the first real battle is with Jericho. Jericho was protected by a huge wall but Rahab said her peopleContinue reading “The Greatest Storyteller.”