Judges 21:25 In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit. There are some things that everyone would agree are just plain wrong. But even as I write this, I know that there are still some who see the world upside down morally. So even things like rape and child abuseContinue reading “Total Moral Collapse”
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Had No King
Judges 17:6 In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit. We don’t have a king in the United States, but kings ruling nation states has been a part of societies for thousands of years. We all need some type of governing structure, some set of rules to help us asContinue reading “Had No King”
Judges 16:4 – Fell In Love
Judges 16:4 Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah. Love is a many splendored thing. Or at least that is what we are told in the movies, starting in 1955 with the move by that title. Our culture has notions of live thatContinue reading “Judges 16:4 – Fell In Love”
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”
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”
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”
The Arnold Journey 