History – The Arnold Journey

The Timing of God

Galatians 4:4-5 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. Some things take time to finish. Have you ever noticed this? If you bake a pie, you have to bakeContinue reading “The Timing of God”

Future – 1 Corinthians 11:26

1 Corinthians 11:26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. Until recently, we were a society that could remember the past, with all its flaws and failings, and see the progress we have made. As a culture, we have overcome so many things. WeContinue reading “Future – 1 Corinthians 11:26”

Ashamed? – Mark 8:38

Mark 8:38 “If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” Sometimes it is hard to gauge just how bad or good things are in the world. We knowContinue reading “Ashamed? – Mark 8:38”

Take Me Back

Hebrews 6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. The past has so much to teach us, if we are willing to be schooled by it. But history can be a complicated course of study. There are very few ‘simple’ lessons that can be gleaned. Humanity, and the historyContinue reading “Take Me Back”

Renamed Valley

Jeremiah 19:1-2 This is what the Lord says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take along some of the elders of the people and of the priests 2 and go out to the Valley of Ben Hinnom, near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. There proclaim the words I tell you, There canContinue reading “Renamed Valley”

Our Own Eyes

Deuteronomy 29:2-3 Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them: Your eyes have seen all that the LORD did in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials and to all his land. 3 With your own eyes you saw those great trials, those signs and great wonders. Sometimes we get the privilege of seeingContinue reading “Our Own Eyes”

The Best Gift

Mark 14:8-9 One decision can alter the course of history. I had an experience recently driving a car in Scotland. It was my first time driving in the United Kingdom where they drive on the opposite side of the street. Now you might thing that is no big deal, but believe me, it wasContinue reading “The Best Gift”