I Kings 11 Introduction It is the Spirit of God who calls a people to Jesus and endows them with the capacity to become understand so that they to choose to respond to His call, believing in Jesus and thereby … Continue reading →

Introduction What the world needs now is not love sweet love in the shade made popular by Jackie DeShannon and Dionne Warwick. It was a sweet ditty with a wonderful melody, but frivolous in terms of its message.  So, What … Continue reading →

Introduction The writer of Proverbs (21:9) states, “It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather] than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.” This proverb highlights the … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Introduction: Once again, using our youth as political footballs. This time it is through the AHSAA rule sidelining school-choice- students from playing sports. As a kid, I often heard my mother use this phrase, “like a bad penny, they just … Continue reading →

Ecclesiastes 8 Introduction This section, in our Bibles, comprises the eighth chapter and revolves around a question proposed in the first verse: “Who is like the wise man who understands the interpretation of reality?” (My translation).  The remainder of the … Continue reading →