Leap to Freedom
Freedom involves risk. The three illustrations of service for God–fishing, farming, and fighting–are not for the risk-averse. But here’s a story that shows freedom will also inspire others. […]
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June 12, 2025 — A Table For Two
You can’t find better stories anywhere. And wait till you see the story behind the story. It’s electric! Here were the raw facts. Esther needed to see the king. No one approached the king without his invitation. But Esther couldn’t wait. What was the way forward? Here’s the time-tested maxim: “The way to a man’s heart is […]
June 11, 2025 — For Such A Time As This
It’s been said that coincidence is God’s pseudonym when He wishes to remain anonymous. The New Testament has two words for time. One is chronos, the passage of time. The other is kairos, an event in time, as when we say, “It’s time for action.” Successful living includes both maintaining faithful regularity as time (chronos) passes, but […]
June 10, 2025 — Big Trouble Brewing
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to confront it with God’s help and overcome it. Haman’s time bomb had been triggered. “The couriers went out, hastened by the king’s command; and the decree was proclaimed in Shushan.” Having accomplished what they thought was a good day’s work, “the king and Haman sat down to […]
Right on Schedule
Have you ever seen those floral clocks? This tourist thought he’d try to fix one. Lesson: God’s timing is always perfect. Be encouraged, Christian…the Lord is on schedule. And He’s coming soon. […]
June 9, 2025 — Co-Conspirators
When history seems to hang by a thread, remember: “He hangs the earth on nothing” (Job 26:7). Haman had the heart of a monster, the ear of the king, and a plot hatched in hell. Yet he still seemed to have everything going his way. You can’t help but notice his likeness to the coming Man of […]
June 6, 2025 — One Thorn In His Bouquet
Conceit is a strange disease in that, when a person has it, it makes everyone else sick! To grasp the significance of the events today, we’ll have to go back to two other stories in Israel’s history. One dates to the early days of the nation’s Egyptian exodus, and the other to the inception of […]
War Wounds
Wounds are history frozen in time. My grandfather’s war wounds told me of his sacrifice. But Jesus’ wounds tell me something else. […]
June 5, 2025 — The Plot At The Palace
“How unsearchable are His judgments…and how unfathomable and untraceable are His ways! ” (Rom 11:33, AMP). While the selection process unfolded in the palace, Mordecai has been occupied with more than pacing “in front of the court of the women’s quarters, to learn of Esther’s welfare” (Est 2:11). With his ear tuned to hear any news from the […]