Old Testament – Page 2 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Haggai 1:13-2:5, When Our Work for God Seems Inglorious

Are you unimpressed with the work you are doing for God? Raising babies, teaching

There is a beautiful passage in Philippians 2:13, which says (my translation), “For

I remember sensing from the Lord that He wanted me to develop a ministry to men at

How do we know when we are under God’s judgment? God told Israel they should have

Mindfulness is all the rage now. What is mindfulness? "Mindfulness is the cognitive

I like comfort. Most people do. But doing the right thing is often uncomfortable.

When Yahweh sends a message through Haggai to Zerubbabel and Joshua, the governor

The Israelites had been conquered by two different superpowers over the course of

Habakkuk knows that Yahweh is going to use the Babylonians to punish Judah, that

Habakkuk continues his prayer for God to remember mercy in His wrath. God came from

Chapter 3 of Habakkuk is called by Habakkuk a “prayer.” It is in the form of

Yahweh’s answer to Habakkuk’s complaint about the unrighteousness of the Babylonians

“Professional messengers, who carried tablets that contained situational updates,

Like Job, who does not really get the answer from God that he wanted, so God’s

I remember my younger son coming from a workout and jokingly saying in front of a