Yesterday, I introduced the story of King Asa of Judah and how, when he turned the nation back to the Lord, they enjoyed a peace that had been quite scarce in the land. However, as is too often the case, he gets comfortable and starts to forget that the Lord …
The Old Testament history books of Kings and Chronicles are full of really interesting and peculiar stories. They follow the history of the Hebrew people after the time of King David – the building of the Temple, and how the kingdom was divided between Judah and Israel. The primary way …
I know there is a popular band out there by this name, but this post is not about music or a band. This post is a follow up on yesterday’s commentary on our “cold-blooded souls.” (That sounds kind of ominous, doesn’t it?) 🙂 I wrote about how our thoughts, will …
Hmm… where’s he going with this? Well, I’m glad you asked… Being hot-blooded mammals that we are, we have the distinct privilege of being able to regulate our body temperature. We can venture off into hot or cold climates, and to a remarkable degree, our bodies maintain a fairly stable …
Most mornings these days I get to experience something that I absolutely love. I’m in the kitchen getting breakfast ready for the kids when I hear it: my 4-year-old daughter’s sound machine gets a little louder. I know that she is awake has just opened her door to come out. …
Most people who have experienced any success in life point back to one common denominator that is resposible for that success. It wasn’t their genes, the amount of money they started with, their family, their luck, or any of the things that we are most quick to use to explain …
Is real life like a magic eye illusion? Do you remember those magic eye stereogram pictures that used to be popular? At first glance, the picture just looked like a jumbled mess of colorful lines and squiggles. If you didn’t know better, you may have just taken a quick glance, …
Do you know what autoimmune diseases are? Autoimmune diseases are a mind-boggling set of diseases where your body’s immune system becomes confused and starts to attack normal, healthy cells in your body. Rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Sjogren’s, Multiple Sclerosis, and many diseases function this way. It doesn’t seem right, does …
You know how there are “red-letter” Bibles where the words of Jesus are printed in red? When you flip through the New Testament you can easily see how much Jesus has to say. It’s kinda neat. Years ago I wondered how much God the Father had to say. So as …
Yesterday, I wrote about the “Matthew Principle” based on Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 25:29 where he says: “For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.” We typically think of this in terms …