Throughout the Israelites’ journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, we see the LORD proclaiming His anger over their murmuring unbelief. And yet we find an interesting section of narrative in Numbers 23. It takes place after the LORD vows that the generation who did not faithfully enter into the Promised Land will wander for [...]
Archive for December, 2007
there is no pit
Posted in Missional, Poetry, Quotes, Worship on Dec 3rd, 2007
In “The Hiding Place,” just before Betsy ten Boom died in the concentration camp, she looked her sister Corrie in the eye and feebly said, “…must tell people what we have learned here. We must tell them that there is no pit so deep that He is not deeper still. They will listen to us, [...]
Last night, we watched “The Hiding Place,” the movie based on Corrie ten Boom’s autobiographical retelling of her life experiences in World War II Holland and then in a Nazi concentration camp. I had seen it years ago when I was a mere lad, and I read the book. But it was quite moving to watch the [...]
eveyone loves a parade
Posted in Life on Dec 1st, 2007
Welcome to December. Where did this autumn go? When I was little, older people would tell each other how time flew by, and how they couldn’t believe it. The only thing that seemed too fast then was summer vacation. I was pretty sure there was a conspiracy afoot, probably initiated by the communists, that made summers fly and [...]