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

 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

 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...
What If (II Samuel 10)

What If (II Samuel 10)

by | Mar 5, 2022

“Yes, it looks like King David wants to encourage you about the loss of your father, but what if he is really spying out the land, learning of your defenses and planning to invade you?” The Ammonite king had died, and Israel’s king, David of Bethlehem, sent a...
Individuality

Individuality

by | Feb 28, 2022

 “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

by | Feb 23, 2022

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...