Author Archives: Dr. Howard Eyrich
Good Plans Need the Right Timing And God’s Revisions
1 Chronicles 17-19 Introduction In today’s world, people would most likely say that King David chose to perform his last great act to build his legacy: the temple. It is the same thing that people say about President Trump—he is trying to … Continue reading
Five Lessons for Leaders and One Pitfall to Avoid – II Chronicles 29-33
O morning of 3/11/17 after my Q-time I wrote this letter to my son and my son-in-law. I was visiting with my Old Testament characters again this morning in my time with the Lord. The man of the day was Hezekiah (II Chronicles 29-33). It … Continue reading
The Books of Kings
Introduction If you want to be somewhat amused, ask as teenager or a counselee to open the text and read a portion from the books of first or second kings. Don’t be surprised if the first response is a puzzled … Continue reading
How to Handle Persecution: Political or Personal
Political partisanism or spiritual warfare? The political violence plaguing our nation is no longer a partisan issue. It’s open season spiritual warfare, cultural and personal, the kind of good versus evil reminiscent of Rome in the early centuries post resurrection. … Continue reading
The Self-Defeating Tactics of Evil
My friend, Kevin Carson, posted this on his blog on Monday morning. (KevinCarson.com) Followers of Christ often face trials that seem to hinder the cause of Christ. Yet the Bible teaches that God can use every circumstance to proclaim His … Continue reading
One More Piece on Charlie Kirk
Governor Spenser Cox observed, “The problem with political violence, is it metastasizes, because we can always point the finger at the other side,” he said, “and at some point, we have to find an off-ramp, or it’s going to get … Continue reading
Steady As She Goes
2 Timothy 3 Introduction We can characterize the life journey of Paul as an oceans voyage (2 Corinthians 11:16-33). Here he is warning Timothy that his life, and he is to inform his disciples also, is going to be a … Continue reading
Ten Myths About Parenting
Crossway recently published an article titled Five Myths of Parenting. Having my own list of ten myths of parenting, I read it with interest. Here is my list with comments. Let me conclude with the exhortation to revisit the Scriptures, … Continue reading
Myths and Marriage
Introduction: If you read my book, The Art of Aging, you will find a discussion of the myths of aging. I have found that identifying the myths that culture produces is an important task. Here we consider the myths about … Continue reading
7 Keys to Harmonious Family Relationships
1. No unkind words to anyone Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. -Psalm 141:3 (NIV). Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of … Continue reading