Disobedience – The Arnold Journey

Eating Children

Deuteronomy 28:53 Because of the suffering that your enemy will inflict on you during the siege, you will eat the fruit of the womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters the LORD your God has given you. Cannibalism in not very common these days, at least we don’t hear about it in the press orContinue reading “Eating Children”

Deserved?

Genesis 26:12 Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him. One of the common ways to think about life is this: if you do some good stuff, good stuff will come your direction. It is almost like a math equation. Good stuff in, good stuffContinue reading “Deserved?”

Joshua 8:30 Stones

Joshua 8:30 Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, Have you ever noticed that the same objects can have very different meanings depending on the circumstances of their use? A hand, for instance, can be one of the most loving things, gently stroking the face of aContinue reading “Joshua 8:30 Stones”

In the Mud

Jeremiah 38:22 All the women left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. Those women will say to you: “ ‘They misled you and overcame you— those trusted friends of yours. Your feet are sunk in the mud; your friends have deserted you.’Continue reading “In the Mud”

Unwilling To

1 Samuel 15:9 But Saul and the army spared Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs—everything that was good. These they were unwilling to destroy completely, but everything that was despised and weak they totally destroyed. Sometimes we don’t know the reason people are unwilling to do certainContinue reading “Unwilling To”

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. The oneContinue reading “Humanity’s History in Two Words”

Wayward Children

Proverbs 17:21 Some of the greatest pains in life come from children who go the wrong direction. It can cut deeper than you can imagine. Your hopes and dreams of the future, of your children doing better than you did, can all go out the window in a few short moments during a badContinue reading “Wayward Children”