Dear Someone, Thank You!

Lifelong Christians aren’t supposed to get frustrated, or discouraged, or wonder if they’ve made enough errors to be abandoned. Seeing miracles from time to time is supposed to shelter the faithful ones from all forms of doubt. Or, that’s what we tell ourselves…or perhaps tell each other. Well, this lifelong Christian, called missionary, and observer …

Fear Not – Week 6 (‘ish)

Yes, it’s November, I’m woefully late…or perhaps I’m ahead of schedule for next year. A glass half empty is still half a glass, yes? Fear Not the Hordes, This is God’s Fight II Chronicles 20:17 – Three armies join together to take on Jehoshaphat, king of Judah and Jerusalem. In verse 3, he “set himself to …

Fear Not – Week 5

Jesus makes us worthy in God’s eyes II Samuel 9:7 – Saul and Jonathan have died in battle, and David is king.  He asks his servants to find someone related to Saul, and they find Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan.  He is unable to walk, but that doesn’t matter, because he is a member of …

Fear Not – Week 4

Only One God – look to Him and Fear Not Judges 6:10, the Midianites are raiding the Israelites every chance they get, taking or destroying their food resources. (Rather like the movie Magnificent Seven – good flick, that) Anyway… after 7 years of this agony, the Israelites turned to God and He sent a prophet to …

Fear Not – Week 3

God plus anyone is always a majority With the history lesson over, Moses recounts the instructions for how the Israelites are to live, in order to honor and to represent God. Civil, personal, worship, and battle. In Deut 20:3, they are told that when facing enemies, though they see armies and resources greater than themselves, …