Individuality

Individuality

 “I can’t go in these” was a statement of individuality.  The shepherd boy of  Samuel 17:36-39 was about to face the Philistine giant Goliath in individual combat.  King Saul was trying to assist him toward victory by providing his own armor and...
Sitting Bull’s Atonement

Sitting Bull’s Atonement

Sitting Bull was the leader of the Hunkpapa, a division of the Sioux Indians. There were some Blackfeet and Cheyenne allied with him on the fateful day of June 25, 1876.  It would come to be known as the Battle of the Little Bighorn River and Custer’s Last...
Alive to God

Alive to God

Recently a new president was installed at our alma mater.  The local pastor who brought the charge to the new president said:  “The greatest gift I can bring to the people of my congregation is not administrative skill.  The greatest gift I can give to...
Identifying with the Dead

Identifying with the Dead

Prominence is given in the Old Testament to the offerings and sacrifices Jewish worshippers made to God. Many animals died to temporarily cover sin. God wanted the people to identify with their sacrifices – know the animal was dying in their place.   ...
More is Happening

More is Happening

When we first met her she was a trim 120 pounds with long hair and a beauty of attitude we still enjoy.  A year before we met her, she took a work break from the local hospital where she is a nurse.  Her husband joined her as they left the building for a...