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

The final restorationAmos 9:11-15“I will restore….”The discipline of God is terrifying.  Understanding the totality of God’s character requires that we recognize his justice. God is holy and hates evi...  Read More

The Famine of the WordAmos 8:7-14“Behold, days are coming, declares the Lord God, When I will send a famine on the land, not a famine for bread or a thirst for water, but rather for hearing the words ...  Read More

RBNO or RARTAmos 5:18-24“Take away from Me the noise of your songs; I will not even listen to the sound of your harps.  But let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing str...  Read More