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In 2 Chronicles 20 we see Jehoshaphat faced with a dilemma. He is facing the combined forces of the Edomites (descendants of Esau) and the Moabites and the Ammonites (descendants of Lots daughters). When he cries out to God, the answer he gets is “don’t be afraid, the battle is not yours.” How many times have we been Read more

As human beings we were created with the ability to communicate, and when we do not, we become frustrated and tend to crawl into a shell. It is almost impossible for us to be with someone for an extended period without talking because there are so many things that we want to share with them; Read more

I recently visited a place I have been many times that always challenges me to act when I am not sure of the action to take. It is a place that we have all been along with King David … the valley of the shadow of death. It was Oswald Chambers that once again set Read more

This morning in meditating on the giving of the Law of God on Mt. Sinai I was struck with something that I have always wondered about as I am certain you have as well. It hit me when I read the second commandment: Ex 20:4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any Read more

With all that has transpired in the past few days, following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I was challenged by what Oswald Chambers wrote regarding our response as the bride of Christ and my personal response. And the word that challenged me was one that I am not sure I fully understood.   Matt 5:48 Read more

The Feast of Tabernacles—Sukkot (soo-kowt)—is an important joy in the Hebrew year, and it is just days away. It shows us that dwelling in “booths,” or temporary dwellings, reflects the lack of permanence in this world. And we are waiting for the time when Christ will return and replace our temporary earthly tabernacles. Sukkot began Read more

This morning in once again meditating on the giving of the Law of God on Mt. Sinai I was struck with something that I have always wondered about as I am certain you have as well. It hit me when I read the second commandment: Ex 20:4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, Read more

It is true that the soul which has once rooted itself in Christ can never lose all the brightness of its King. Once the splendid Son of Righteousness has come into the central throne room (the throne of our heart), the castle can never lose its bright glory. And yet, by our foolish neglect, and Read more

I was sitting on the back patio one morning enjoying that first cup of coffee as the sun slowly began to color the top of the mountains. The air seemed to have a bite of fall in it and I heard the “honk” of another early flight of Canada geese arriving. I should not have Read more

The will of God is not like a magic package let down from heaven by a string. The will of God is far more like a scroll that unrolls every day.  The will of God is something to be discerned and to be lived out every day of our lives.  It is not something to Read more