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Unusual Means

Judges 15:4-5 So he went out and caught three hundred foxes and tied them tail to tail in pairs. He then fastened a torch to every pair of tails, 5 lit the torches and let the foxes loose in the standing grain of the Philistines. He burned up the shocks and standing grain, together with theContinue reading “Unusual Means”

He Will Take

1 Samuel 8:11 11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. There is a price to pay for human leadership of nation states.

When!

Judges 13:12 So Manoah asked him, “When your words are fulfilled, what is to be the rule that governs the boy’s life and work?” Faith in action takes many forms. But when it happens, and you are looking for it, it is pretty easy to recognize. It doesn’t take any special formulas or have anyContinue reading “When!”

Power Grab

Judges 9:2 “Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood.” Power grabs are nothing new. It isn’t just in corporate cultures that power grabs and ladder climbing happen. It isn’t onlyContinue reading “Power Grab”

Go In The Strength You Have

Judges 6:14, 16 14 The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” 16 The Lord answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.” There is often a tension between what we doContinue reading “Go In The Strength You Have”

Songs to Remember

Judges 5:1 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song: When was the last time you sang the National Anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner”? When was the last time you really thought about the words to this ‘impossible to sing for most people’ song? So often we just sing without reallyContinue reading “Songs to Remember”

Did Not Drive Out

Judges 1:21 The Benjamites, however, did not drive out the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites. Sometimes we get confused between the words can not and will not. We mix up the ability to do something with the willingness to do something. And our abilityContinue reading “Did Not Drive Out”

Time Condensed

Joshua 11:18 Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time. Have you ever wondered, “How long is this going to take?” I know kids in the back seat call out, “Are we there yet?” We seem to get stuck in the feeling that time is going too slowly. And then there areContinue reading “Time Condensed”

What Goes Around, Comes Around

Judges 1:7 Then Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have picked up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. There are times in life when we recognize for ourselves that weContinue reading “What Goes Around, Comes Around”

Humanity’s History in Two Words

Joshua 7:1 But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things; Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of them. So the LORD’s anger burned against Israel. “Were Unfaithful.” There are two intertwining themes in our lives a human beings. TheContinue reading “Humanity’s History in Two Words”