photo credit: Kevin Krejci How would you respond if you were told that your children and grandchildren are going to be enslaved by an evil dictator after you die? This is exactly what Hezekiah was told by the prophet Isaiah (see 2 Kings 20:16-18). And how did the King respond? Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “’If […]

photo credit: Franco Folini Margaret Thatcher once said, “No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he hadn’t had money”. Of course the Good Samaritan was not an actual historical figure, but a fictional man in a story that Jesus told to illustrate what “loving your neighbor” should look like.  But the very fact that […]

photo credit: Aa?on 2Co 9:7 “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” Let me say at the outset that being a cheerful giver is not easy for me. I have given willingly throughout most of my years as a believer, […]

photo credit: ianmunroe Exo 4:1-3 Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The LORD did not appear to you.’” The LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.” And he said, “Throw it on the ground.” So […]