Posted in Quotes on Mar 7th, 2008
We just watched “Martian Child” the other night. I highly recommend it. It was probably one of the best movies I’ve seen in a while. At one point, David Gordon, one of the main characters, is speaking with Dennis, the young boy he is adopting. And he makes this profound statement, “…right now, you and [...]
Posted in Scripture on Mar 6th, 2008
During the reign of king Saul over the nation of Israel in around 1050 BC, we are told that “…there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, ‘Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears.’ But every one of the Israelites went down to the Philistines [...]
“Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.” (Joel 2:23 ESV) The early and the latter rain That falls upon the arid ground, [...]
The book of Hosea is full of graphic language of the LORD’s displeasure and wrath over the nation of Israel’s wayward behavior. And yet, at the end of the book, the LORD gives this counsel to His rebellious children, “Take with you words and return to the LORD; say to him, ‘Take away all iniquity…’” Too [...]
Many of the prophets in the Old Testament spoke in graphic language at times to convey the impact that their message carried. And the prophet Ezekiel is no different. In chapter 16, the Lord GOD speaks through Ezekiel, likening the city of Jerusalem to a cast off birth that no one wanted. But the LORD [...]