Don’t Shoo the Messenger

Don’t Shoo the Messenger

We read in Acts 12 a story of persecution, prayer and God’s miraculous deliverance. Herod killed James with the sword and imprisoned Peter. Peter was slated for execution. Peter was in a jail. Peter was surrounded by four squads of soldiers. Peter was chained to two...
Applaud or Appalled?

Applaud or Appalled?

Often God is appalled at what men applaud. Consider God’s assessment of Judah in Jeremiah 5:30-31, “An appalling and horrible thing Has happened in the land: The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule on their own authority; And My people love it so!...
Down to Egypt

Down to Egypt

Abraham went down to Egypt, down to Egpyt. / He fled the famine and the heat. / God plagued the Pharaoh of Egypt, ‘god’ of Egypt. / Abraham’s plunder would repeat. // (Genesis 12:10-13:1) Israel went down to Egypt, down to Egypt. / He fled famine for...
Christmas Dragon

Christmas Dragon

Our family nativity is missing a figurine. We have Joseph, Mary and the baby, Jesus. Where is the dragon? It should be just off to the side, mouth open, ready to devour. We should all put dragons in our nativity scenes to more accurately explain the dread conflict...
When Pillars Crack

When Pillars Crack

Pillars keep cracking. That’s a bad thing and a good thing. It’s a bad thing when pillars of the evangelical church deny the clarity of Scripture or deny the Gospel. It’s a good thing when we are reminded “All flesh is like grass, and all its...