Author: Nicholson

“God doesn’t give us joy instead of sorrow, or in spite of sorrow, but joy in the midst of sorrow.” —W. Wiersbe  Standing “on a platform of wood” (Neh 8:4), Ezra began to read the Book of the Law. Gathered before him were “the men and women and those who could understand” (v 3), meaning the younger ones. There […]

Read More… from May 19, 2025 — Joy Overcoming Sorrow

How could they be expected to do the will of God if they didn’t know the Word of God? How can we?  Nehemiah 7 concludes as follows: “When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities” (v 73). Seventy years had passed since these very cities had been abandoned and the people dragged […]

Read More… from May 16, 2025 — The Seventh Month

Lies are often confused with history. The real story is often written by unheralded heroes.  If we don’t learn the blessing of hard work, we’ll not be able to enjoy the present, because we’re always waiting for the rest and retirement to come. Let me break it to you. We will have work projects forever. […]

Read More… from May 15, 2025 — The Cast And Credits

Good leaders should not only talk but toil; not only toil but train; not only train but transfer.  How safe is a house without doors or a city without gates? The walls are as nothing without them. When a cupbearer can rebuild a broken-down city, under constant threat, with volunteer labor, in 52 days, don’t […]

Read More… from May 14, 2025 — The Hand-off