(Written in 2019 when a massive flood inundated our home – aerial view above) God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though theContinue reading “The Presence of the Lord”
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Chopper Dave and God
We often ask ourselves why we should listen to God? Why should we listen to his word and do what it says? Why should we wait until marriage to have sex or avoid drugs and alcohol abuse, for example? What is wrong with gay marriage anyway? Who says abortion is wrong? Why should we takeContinue reading “Chopper Dave and God”
Set the Captives Free
The Hamas attack on Israel caught us by surprise. “How could people act so terribly, do such terrible things?” we ask ourselves. When a daughter or a son tells us they want a sex change operation and they no longer consider themselves to be what they were born, we wonder “What is going on? HowContinue reading “Set the Captives Free”
The Gospel in Exodus: The Golden Calf
“Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a god who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has becomeContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: The Golden Calf”
The Gospel in Exodus: Lord of the Storm
Watching the news these days, I cannot help but notice how unsettling it is. Putin is threatening to invade the Ukraine, global climate change continues to wreak havoc, the ocean appears to be dying because of pollution and overfishing, the poles are melting, the stock market is crashing every other day, the west has wildfiresContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Lord of the Storm”
The Gospel in Exodus: The Man God Uses
When God calls Moses at the burning bush, Moses objects, giving reasons why he is not the one for this mission. We often do the same when God calls us to a mission. Who is the man God calls? What is God looking for in a man before He calls him to a mission? DoContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: The Man God Uses”
The Gospel in Exodus: Experiencing God – A Matter of the Heart
What does it mean to experience God? Do we have to see a burning bush or the parting of the Red Sea? Moses’ experience of God at the burning bush changed him forever, and thru his life the Hebrew people and the entire world were blessed. However, the Hebrew people during the Exodus story alsoContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Experiencing God – A Matter of the Heart”
The Gospel in Exodus: Trusting God
Several states were hit very hard by tornados this weekend. Kentucky is reporting that as many as 100 people may have been killed in their state by the event. A new strain of the Corona Virus is headed our way as the current pandemic continues to take lives. Looking back in history, the world constantlyContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Trusting God”
The Gospel in Exodus: Satan’s War on Babies
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States is hearing the first case that truly challenges the Roe vs. Wade decision of 1973. Worldwide there is an abortion almost every second, and it looks like we are on track to exceed 40-50 million abortions worldwide in 2021. There are almost a million abortions perContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Satan’s War on Babies”
The Gospel in Exodus: Remember
If we were to sum up the message of the Bible with one word, that word might be “remember”. From cover to cover, God tells us to remember. To remember Him, to remember His commands, the Hebrews regularly made piles of rocks to remember what God had done in a certain place, Jesus at HisContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Remember”
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