Go Listen to this Right Now
The role of the Church, Jesus, the Third World, and more. Go listen to it right now you Mighty (Wo)Men scroll down to June 3rd, “Do You Realize How Far We Are – Rob Bell”
God Really Does Take Care of Us!
‚ÄúWho am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?‚Äù (1Chr 17:16 NIV) Every time somebody gives me a car or a $600 handshake, I am blown away. So often I can’t believe that God lets me survive this stuff, and then He pours out blessings on…
Loaded with Love or Bearing Burdens
‚ÄúPraise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah‚Äù (Psa 68:19 NIV) ‚ÄúBlessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.‚Äù (Psa 68:19 KJVS) wow. ok, that’s a little different. But, you know, when you look at the whole book, they…
Darth Vader is Dead
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Darth Vader is Dead, originally uploaded by sullyflickr. I thought this talk of idols and trusting in God and not man had some connection with Darth Vader here. I am so…
David Really Was After God
‚ÄúI hate those who cling to worthless idols; I trust in the LORD.‚Äù(Psa 31:6 NIV) I am reading through the Bible chronologically, and I just finished 1 Samuel with a smattering of Psalms throughout it. After reading through Genesis, Exodus, Joshua, and Judges, It seems a little amazing to me that SO MANY of God’s…
Vengeance and Responsibility
“My master will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. (1Sam 25:31 NIV) In this whole section of David on the run, there are continual references to vengeance and bloodshed, like they are the same. It makes me think about Jesus and the things He said…
Vengeance and Responsibility
‚Äúmy master will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself.‚Äù (1Sam 25:31 NIV) in this whole section of David on the run, there are continual references to vengeance and bloodshed, like they are the same. It makes me think about Jesus and the things He said…
Be a Shepherd, Come be Anointed King, Go Be a Shepherd, Come to the King's Palace
‚ÄúOne of the servants answered, ‚ÄúI have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the LORD is with him.‚Äù¬† Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, ‚ÄúSend me your son…
Panic and Shaking the Ground
‚ÄúThen panic struck the whole army‚Äîthose in the camp and field, and those in the outposts and raiding parties‚Äîand the ground shook. It was a panic sent by God.‚Äù (1Sam 14:15 NIV) One friday afternoon I was just about ready to leave work and walk home. I had packed up my briefcase and was turning…
Oaths and Wives for the Lesbians and the Benjamites
“We can‚’t give them our daughters as wives, since we Israelites have taken this oath: ‘Cursed be anyone who gives a wife to a Benjamite.’ But look, there is the annual festival of the LORD in Shiloh, to the north of Bethel, and east of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem, and to…