JOANNA The Follower It’s interesting to follow Jesus’ three-year ministry. We notice that as his ministry grew, so did his band of followers–from the early calling of James, John, Peter, and Andrew to the naming of the 12 apostles, and to the sending of over 70 out into the mission […]
Daily Meditations
JETHRO
JETHRO The First ‘Time Management’ Counselor How organized are you? Can you find a receipt for a purchase you made last Christmas in five minutes, or is that impossible? It’s interesting how some people seem to be born with a skill to manage their lives neatly and orderly, while others […]
JESSE
JESSE A Father in Need Paul’s second book to Timothy presents some thoughtful insights on conditions in the last days. He predicts that people will be “lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers […]
JEPHTHAH
JEPHTHAH The Man Who Opened His Mouth Have you ever said something you wish you hadn=t? Perhaps they were foolish words you shouted in anger. Perhaps they were frivolous words spoken in zealous love. Perhaps you’ve spoken some meaningless words just to keep someone happy, or perhaps you’ve cleverly disguised […]
JEHU
JEHU The Reckless Driver While waiting at a stop sign on a rural road in South Dakota, an old man on a moped leaned over to look into a Porsche stopped next to him. Admiringly, he told the driver how much he liked the sports car. So the Porsche driver […]
CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIAN . . . “The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.” Acts 11:26 Have you ever wondered where the name Christian originated? We know that since Christ had not yet been born, we will not find that word in the Old Testament. In fact, it only appears three times […]
CHOIR
CHOIR . . . “The two choirs that gave thanks then took their places in the house of God.” Nehemiah 12:40 Singing is a special gift God gives to his people. Do you like to sing? Some people have a talent to sing, while others aren’t quite as fortunate. The […]
CHERUBIM
CHERUBIM . . . “After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.” Genesis 3:24 Cherubim are mentioned over 60 times in the NIV […]
CHARIOT
CHARIOT . . . “He had nine hundred chariots fitted with iron.” Judges 4:3 If you have ever watched the epic film Ben Hur, you know the excitement that surrounded the great chariot races in the Roman circus. We are told that the staged and filmed race required 15,000 hired […]
CHAINS
CHAINS . . . “Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains.” Psalm 107:10 When we think of chains, we often recall those used to bind prisoners as in our reference. Yet in the NIV Bible’s 62 references to chains, they are used in several different […]