Desperation – The Arnold Journey

Begging

Mark 7:31-32 In a world of sounds and verbal communication, being unable to participate in that flow of communication can be crippling. This is one of the reasons that our deaf neighbors and friends tend to cluster together for support and understanding. There tend to be small pockets of the hearing impaired living inContinue reading “Begging”

The Lengths

Mark 7:25-26 Some people say that demons don’t exist, that the mention of them in Scripture proves that the Scriptures are full of myth and folly, that they are certainly not worth believing. I disagree with this belief, but I will entertain it for a few moments as I write. We have aContinue reading “The Lengths”

Desperate Hope

Mark 5:21-22 The same physical gestures can be very different things to different people. We don’t realize this until we are dropped in the middle of another culture and try to communicate. I remember several years ago when the US took the battle against Islam’s militant ideology to their soil. One of the strangeContinue reading “Desperate Hope”

The Twenty-Plus-Eight’s

Psalm 28, 58, 88, 118, 148 Have you ever tried to get someone’s attention in a crowd? You smile, you wave your hand, your arm shoots up, you speak, you shout, you jump up and down, side to side. And then you realize it isn’t the person you thought it was, and you shrink backContinue reading “The Twenty-Plus-Eight’s”

Psalm 26, 56, 86, 116, 146 – The Twenty Sixs Plus Thirty’s

Psalm 26, 56, 86, 116, 146 No one is a shoo-in for heaven. Even the writer of Psalm 26 seeks the LORD’s deliverance. He writes that he has lived a life of obedience. He even asks the LORD to do the examination of his heart and mind to see if he is wrong about hisContinue reading “Psalm 26, 56, 86, 116, 146 – The Twenty Sixs Plus Thirty’s”

The Ten’s

Psalm 10, 40, 70, 100, 130 I don’t know about you, but sometimes I wonder why some people seem to get all the breaks in life (Ps 10:5). In those times it can seem as though the LORD is far away from you (v1). Arrogance and evil permeate our society more and more. According toContinue reading “The Ten’s”