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...
Handling Winston Churchill

Handling Winston Churchill

by | Dec 26, 2020 | A quiet heroine, Bulldog Personality of Winston Churchill, Bunker, Churchill, Winston, Elizabeth Layton Nel, Focusing on a greater cause, Handing a gruff personality, Heroine, Quiet Strength, Refusal to get distracted by unkindness, Strength, Winston Churchill’s WWII b., World War II

Of all the attractions one could see in London, my favorite was the underground bunker of England’s World War II leader, Winston Churchill.  Humanly speaking, great things took place in that bunker. The Nazis tried to bomb it to kill Churchill.  But the...