“What sorrow for those who say that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter. What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes and think themselves so clever.” Isaiah 5:20 – 21 NLT. When I read my…
God is so amazing to me! His Word continually reveals His heart. The book of Hosea is filled with His disappointment, frustration and anger towards those who turn away from Him. He loves them so, yet they continually turn to what they believe will fill them. In chapter 11, He describes His love “I led…
Sometimes there are those days, weeks even months where you just want to ask the question, “What is going on here?” I know my family does! One of the great things I am enjoying about reading through the Bible in chronological order is that I am getting to see just where in Israel’s history some…
I had a special treat in my life last week. I got to go out of town with two long time friends – Julie (Blanford) Cagwin and Brenda (Carney) Warner. Bren and her friend Amy, flew into Charlotte to speak in Spartanburg. Julie and I got to play chauffeur. Kurt and Bren have a new…
Elisha had taken over as the prophet of the land and the miracles he did were becoming well known. In the neighboring country of Aram, a commander of the army named Naaman had leprosy. Through the advice of a very wise little girl, he was given the advice to go and see this prophet Elisha…
No rain. That was the word that Elijah gave to King Ahab in 1 Kings 17:1. In fact, there ended up being a total of three and a half years of no rain. Living in the Carolinas over the past few years, I have been a part of very little rain and the repercussion of…