Numbers 31:49 and said to him, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one is missing.” One of the most difficult tasks of any officer in the military is making death notifications. I hated them. As a Chaplain, I had to do too many for my liking. Having to be thereContinue reading “Numbers 31:49 Do This Not That”
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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”
The Winning Game
1 John 5:4-5 Have you ever entered a contest knowing in advance that you were going to come out on top, that you were going to be victorious? Most of us don’t have the chance to be in a sporting event and know in advance that, not matter what it looks like at theContinue reading “The Winning Game”
The Nine’s
Psalm 9, 39, 69, 99, 129 When God seems to be judging our enemies, it can produce relief. I hear the beginnings of relief in Psalm 9. In verse 3, the enemies turn back, a very good sign in battle. The psalmist says they are destroyed and their name has been removed from future historyContinue reading “The Nine’s”