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A Convenient Truth – 2 Kings 14
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore made famous the expression “an inconvenient truth” in his documentary and book about global warming. But there are some truths that seem convenient and that
Continue reading...Even Small Repentance – 2 Kings 13
Have you ever had someone you loved who messed up a lot but when they would once show some sign of repentance, no matter how meager, you would have hope for them again? This is how Yahweh is responding
Continue reading...I Believe – 2 Kings 12
Would you be happy if your children only chose to serve the Lord because you wanted them to? Some parents might be satisfied with that, but wise parents would know that the faith of their children needs
Continue reading...Power Hungry – 2 Kings 11:1-20
A new film version of Lion King is out and once again we are faced with a power hungry Scar who is willing to kill his brother the king’s son in order to become the new king. Though such tales may
Continue reading...Actions Speak Louder Than Words – 2 Kings 9:30-10:36
I hate to say it, but when a politician publicly identifies himself as a Christian I become doubtful of him. In the part of the U.S. I live in you have a greater chance of being elected if you identify
Continue reading...Your Reputation – 2 Kings 8:1-15
A friend of mine wanted me to meet with a friend of his to discuss some issues I really did not want to talk about. But my friend said he had worked with this man and found him to be the most loving pastor
Continue reading...Life and Hope – 2 Kings 6:24-7:20
In the aftermath of 9/11, that hideous hijacking of airliners that were crashed into the twin towers in New York city and the Pentagon, many people were asea in hopelessness and fear. Many of us who had
Continue reading...Our Fiery Shield – 2 Kings 6:1-23
On January 8, 1956, Jim Elliott, Nate Saint, Peter Fleming, Ed McCully and Roger Youderian were slain by 10 Waodani warriors, who had been led to believe by another Waodani that the missionaries intended
Continue reading...Humility and Healing – 2 Kings 5
I had an unusual experience in India in 2015. After leading a Bible conference in a small church in southern India there were several people who wanted prayer and I anticipated that this was because I
Continue reading...God’s Chosen Leaders – 2 Kings 4
God uses leaders to lead His people to accomplish His work. You can think most immediately of the twelve men Jesus dubbed as his apostles, but there are many men and women whom God has put His stamp upon
Continue reading...Roadblocks – 2 Kings 3
We had put our two youngest kids in a private Christian school, but when the pay cut came we just couldn’t afford it. But it led us to a public school program that turned out to be exactly what we
Continue reading...Succession – 2 Kings 2
There is only one person who has never needed nor ever could have a successor, and that is Jesus. For the rest of us, part of our responsibility is to help prepare for our successor in whatever area of
Continue reading...What Is Idolatry? – 2 Kings 1
If I think of an example of modern day idolatry I think of the prosperity gospel. Wikipedia has a pretty good definition: Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health
Continue reading...Cooperation Without Compromise – 1 Kings 22:41-53
I recall years ago when J. I. Packer and R. C. Sproul (all cool leaders go by their initials, right?) had a falling out over Packer’s willingness to engage in conversation with Roman Catholics about
Continue reading...Saying No to the Powerful – 1 Kings 22:1-40
I heard a commentator this morning being asked why he thought members of Congress in the Republican party had not spoken out against President Trump’s remarks about certain Congresswomen going back
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