The Danger of Self-delusionJudges 21-26“In those days, there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” (26:25).We live in the age of feelings.  A new national survey conduct...  Read More

Unlikely HeroesJudges 11-15“And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah.” Hebrews 11:33One of the most incredible testimonies of God’s grace, providen...  Read More

God’s Power on DisplayJudges 6-10“The Lord said to Gideon, ‘I will deliver you with the 300 men who lapped and will give the Midianites into your hands.”It was with irony that the angel of the Lord ap...  Read More

Man’s Fickleness and God’s FaithfulnessJudges 1-5“When the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for ...  Read More

Remembering the Past and Making a Choice for the FutureJoshua 21-24“If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, chose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your f...  Read More

The Long-term Consequences of Incomplete ObedienceJoshua 16-20“They did not drive out the Canaanites.”As Israel set to establish their presence in the promised land, there is a repeated phrase that we...  Read More

The Holiness and Justice of GodJoshua 11-15“They struck every person who was in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them; there was one left who breathed.  And he burned Hazor with fire....  Read More

Victory and DefeatJoshua 6-10“The Lord said to Joshua, ‘See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the valiant warriors.”The battle plans were both absurd and straightforward.  The pe...  Read More

Fear and FaithJoshua 1-5“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”In the late 1990s, two books were written...  Read More

The Faithfulness of God and the Fickleness of ManDuet. 31-34“Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; for the day of their calamity is near, and the impending things are h...  Read More

The ChoiceDt 26-30“Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nati...  Read More

Holiness as a Way of LifeDeut. 21-25“As I have commanded them, so you shall be careful to do.”We tend to compartmentalize our life and our faith.  We view our relationship with God as part of our spir...  Read More