Read Reflect The indiscriminate pursuit of wealth is problematic, and a thread throughout the Bible. And more often than not there are repercussions for the wicked who exploit their economic power unfairly. In contrast the “loyal people”, the “fair people” and the “unselfish people” can expect blessing. It’s a “them” and “us” thing. Now look […]

Read Reflect So often, we can be so hard-headed and stubborn. We want things our way and we want to do them how we choose. Yet just as often we find that our way may not have been the best way – sometimes finding that we’ve worked our way into precarious, but easily avoidable situations. […]

Read Reflect (Editor’s comment: astute readers will notice that verses 13ff. are nearly identical with Isaiah 36-39, which theStory covered last month. We have included them here with a different person’s comments as a reminder of what happened in the story.) Usually, when everything around us is going crazy, our first thought isn’t “What did […]

Read Reflect Have you ever felt like you’d done everything right, only for things to still go seriously wrong? Such is the way of things sometimes. We can go above and beyond to make sure that every “t” is crossed, and that every “i” is dotted, only to find that the resulting outcomes are not […]

Read Reflect Have you ever gotten news that was so alarming that it cut you to the core? News that so overwhelmed you to the point that you didn’t know what to do? Undoubtedly, each of us has received news that left us utterly upset and distressed to the point that our world felt as […]

Read Reflect We all have the tendency to be distracted; to get distraught over the situations we find ourselves in every day. It’s our nature to worry, and thus to seek resolution (sometimes on our own) regardless of what our faith and/or trust in God might tell us. However, the example found in the story […]

Read Reflect Psalm 17 is certainly challenging to read. There is so much here that can cause us to stumble if we do not rightly place ourselves within the context of the psalm. As you read, you will notice that David is calling out for the Lord to acknowledge the righteous (vv 1-5). After he […]