Understanding Benjamin Franklin

Understanding Benjamin Franklin

by | Mar 20, 2022 | Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin ridiculed, Benjamin Franklin's youth, Experience, Formative experiences, Life shaping e., Rejection by an older brother, Ridicule, Silence Dogood, Benjamin Franklin's imaginary character

 Why was he so repulsed by the power of England? What made him so determined in the cause of the American independence in the 1760s and 1770s?  Benjamin Franklin was the 10th child born to his father, Josiah Franklin, and his second wife. By 10 years of age,...
Samson: A Bigger Perspective (Part 2 of 2, Judges 13-16)

Samson: A Bigger Perspective (Part 2 of 2, Judges 13-16)

by | Mar 15, 2022 | Balance, Bible chronology, Deliverance, Distraction, Judges 13-16, Miraculous, N. vow, Nazarite, Philistines, Samson began the d. of Israel, Samson the recipient of the m., Seeing Samson's life in a b. way, Strength, The importance of noticing B.C.

 Samson’s judgeship is reported as thoroughly as Gideon’s, while several judges get only two or three verses.  He is the last judge (excluding Samuel, who may or may not be classified as a judge).  Because of his glaring weakness, we tend to learn negatively from him...
Samson: A Bigger Perspective (Part 2 of 2, Judges 13-16)

Samson: A Bigger Perspective (Part 1 of 2, Judges 13-16)

by | Mar 10, 2022 | Deliverance, Distraction, Judges 13-16, Miraculous, N. vow, Nazarite, Philistines, Samson began the d. of Israel, Samson the recipient of the m., Strength

 Most know that Samson was a he-man with a she-problem (Charles Swindoll’s phrase). But there was more happening than an appetite gone wild. Most Bible commentators major on Samson’s flesh failures and say little about the critical phrase in Judges13:5 – God’s...