“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 […]
It’s hard to say goodbye to those who love us. But imagine people waiting for us with love at our next destination. That’s Jesus’ idea. […]
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 […]
The chattering classes are swooning these days over the meteoric rise of stocks and crypto, and talking about improving all eleven sectors of the economy, a system that groups all businesses into categories to aid investors in balancing their portfolios. Full disclosure: I’m neither an economist nor a businessman. I’m certainly not an investor, at […]
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. […]
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 […]
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Read More… from Episode 18: The Trinity And Life As It Is Meant To Be
The life of faith can no more be sustained by flattery than it can be destroyed by criticism. Tongues kept wagging; trowels kept working. In spite of all the interference by foes and inaction by some who should have been helping, here is Nehemiah’s progress report: “So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of […]
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