Only a Little Child

Only a Little Child

  Self-Description    “Only a little child” is how Solomon described himself to God;  how he thought of himself (I King 3:7). How instructive for us.   How do you think the people of Jesus’ day thought of Him?  Poised, confident, authoritative, caring, fully at peace...
 It’s Impossible . . . 

 It’s Impossible . . . 

. . .  to “pray without ceasing” as I Thessalonians 5:17 directs. We have to work, sleep, eat, serve. Even the Bible directs that we are to do many other things than pray, but it still says, “Pray continuously.”  What could this mean?   It means...
Understanding Benjamin Franklin

Understanding Benjamin Franklin

 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, he was...
Engagement

Engagement

Ruth Chapter 3 Engagements vary from culture to culture. While normally a man proposes marriage to a woman, Ruth asked Boaz to fulfill the responsibilities of the kinsman-redeemer in what strikes us as a very unusual proposal. This engagement was based on doing what...
The Mystery of Good and Bad Generations

The Mystery of Good and Bad Generations

 II Kings 16 – 23 reports the succession of five kings of Judah.   Ahaz was a terrible king. His 16-year reign is reported in II Kings 16.  But Ahaz had a son, Hezekiah, whowas a godly man.  The Bible account of his tenure as king is in II Kings...