The Judgment and Grace of God Pt 1:  The Severity of God’s Judgment.Nahum 1:1-8“The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.”The message of ...  Read More

Finding Hope in a Disintegrating WorldMicah 7:1-7“But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation My God will hear me.”Micah saw the world around him coll...  Read More

What does God Desire From UsMicah 6:7-16“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you, But to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?The fundamen...  Read More

From Insignificant to Magnificent.Micah 5:1-6“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.  His going forth ...  Read More

The Search for PeaceMicah 4:1-5“Then they will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; Nation will not lift a sword against nation, and never again will they train for ...  Read More

The Danger of Confirmational BiasMicah 3:5-12“Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray.”The age of information has become the age of misinformation.  The amount of informat...  Read More

The Complaint of a Successful PreacherJonah 4,“But it greatly displeased Jonah and he became angry.”I have talked with many pastors who are discouraged in ministry.  They faithfully proclaim God’s mes...  Read More

The judgment Pronounced, and Forgiveness Offered.Jonah 3“When God saw their deeds, that they turned away from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would...  Read More

The Pursuit of GodJonah 2“While I was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to You, into Your holy temple.”             Many critics of the bible point to Jonah as an example of a f...  Read More

The case of the disobedient prophet.Jonah 1“Then the men feared the Lord greatly and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.”The brevity of Jonah 1:1-3 only serves to heighten the irony.  ...  Read More

The danger of false security.Obadiah 1-21“The arrogance of your heart has deceived you.”Edom was located in the Negev desert region of what would be today Southern Israel and Jordan.  The capital of E...  Read More

God Calls a FarmerAmos 1:1, 7:10-17“I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs. But the Lord took me from following the flock and the Lord sai...  Read More