“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…
Category: Family
Admitting Failures
It is hard to admit you failed but take heart; your failure might help another not fail as you did. Proverbs 13 Some sheep/children are…
The Product of an Indulgent Father
2 Samuel 16-18 Proverbs 22:6 wisely admonishes parents to “Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he…
1Samuel 8 “Look-Alikes”
1Samuel 8 “Look-Alikes” One year when I was teaching, I had six sets of identical twins and one set of identical triplets! The children who…
Little Women-A picture of courage and humility
Numbers 26 & 27 Louis May Alcott wrote a classic called Little Women, which captivated audiences and still does today. But here in an obscure…
Time is Short–Eternity is Long
Gen 48 The psalmist wrote that we are to prepare the next generation to praise Him and then, in turn, tell the next generation about the…
A Romans 8:28 story
Genesis 44 God has used the separation of several years to soften the heart of Judah. Judah brought great grief to his father Jacob and…
Raise up a Daddy’s Girl
Genesis 34 & 2Sam 13 “Raise up a Daddy’s girl” When we come across stories like these two chapters we would like to avoid them…
How We Were Redeemed!
Ephesians 1-3 Advent Day 4 In Galatians, we talked about the privilege we have of being adopted into God’s family. Today we see how that…
God and You
Amos 7 to 9 In chapter 3 God asks Amos a question: Can two walk together unless they have agreed to do so? In reading…