Beware of Fame
2Kings 14, 2Chron 26 You have heard this phrase: “the apple never falls far from the tree.” We find the truth of that parable in…
“Pride Goeth Before the Fall”
2Kings 14, 2Chron 25 Or we might Title this: Beware of Fame This week we have all heard of the fight between Britney Spears and…
“What Went Wrong?”
2Chron 24 Nations rise and fall; so do leaders. Jehoiada was a faithful priest who rose up to lead at a time when a wicked…
Faith or Doubt?
2Kings 6&7: What do you believe about God? Is He the God of the impossible? Can God work even when we are cynical and scoff?…
What is on Your Wish List?
1Kings 1-4 Elijah has been God’s voice in the northern kingdom. He has not seen one righteous king but some righteous people. As his ministry…
“An Unforgiving Heart”
Obadiah 1, Jer 49:7-22, Ps 82-83 How many of us have heard of the Hatfield and McCoy feud. It went on so long that no…
Incomplete obedience is disobedience.
2Chronicles 19-23 How often do we know the right thing to do but instead we falter, waver, and do not follow through. Jehoshaphat is a…
Compromise is just being unfaithful
1 Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 18 and we might add 2Chron 19:2-3 to this reading. In these chapters, we read about the end of the…
God is a merciful God.
1Kings 20-21 As we watch the news each day about the collapse of the condo in Surfside, FL, we are struck with how merciful God…
Grumbling or Trusting
1Kings 17-19 Do you grumble? If you say yes, you are just like King Ahab who grumbled about Elijah and about a drought. Elijah is…