Psalm 105:15 – Household Words:

Woe Be Unto Pastors Who Destroy the Sheep. Jeremiah 23:1.

Once again, Jeremiah addresses false prophets and fallen preachers[1]. (I never realized how often preacher-scandals were addressed in the Old Testament!) Doesn’t this sound like a page out of today’s headlines? “Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” Jeremiah 23:1. The prophet continues: “Therefore, thus says the LordContinue reading “Woe Be Unto Pastors Who Destroy the Sheep. Jeremiah 23:1.”

Hands Off.

Saul knew God had chosen David to replace him, and he became obsessed with jealousy. David spent at least eight years a fugitive, running from a man who wanted to kill him. How would you feel? What if one day while you and your men were hiding in a cave, Saul came in alone toContinue reading “Hands Off.”

Sexual Abuse in the Church.

Though Saul had been trying to capture and kill David for years, David twice refused to lay a hand on him when he had the chance. But when Nabal repaid David’s protection with a refusal to feed David’s men, David gathered 400 soldiers and swore to kill Nabal by morning. Why the difference? David respectedContinue reading “Sexual Abuse in the Church.”