Ok, so if you read my last post about the ground shaking and then read the rest of the story (I Sam 4: 1-11), you found out that the Israelites did NOT win the battle with the Philistines–even with the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord with them. Not only that, but the Ark [...]
Archive for March, 2009
6 Mar
Make the ground shake!
First, let me set the stage. The Israelite army is at war with the Philistines and they are losing. War was common, those days. They wonder why they aren’t winning and decide they need to bring the presence of God into the picture to see if that changes anything. “Let’s bring the Ark of the [...]
3 Mar
Give. Rejoice. Remember
Give generously, for your gifts will return to you later… It is a wonderful thing to be alive! If a person lives to be very old, let him rejoice in every day of life, but let him also remember that eternity is far longer and that everything down here is futile in comparison. Eccl. 11: [...]
2 Mar
No spend Challenge-Final Thoughts
I really don’t eat a lot of fast food, never have, but, oddly enough, when I see a to-go cup or a sack from a fast food place, it’s like the bell for Pavlov’s dog….I begin to salivate. What is it about a Starbucks cup in someone else’s hand, that makes me think I need [...]
