Relationship with God – Page 8 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Listening to the Wrong Inner Voice: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 14)

In a Psychology Today article called Don’t Let “Mom Guilt” Make You a Worse Parent the author writes, “If guilt is your primary emotion, overriding feelings of pride, affection, and empathy,

Seeing God’s Invitation to Help: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 13)

God told David through Nathan the prophet that David’s son through adultery with Bathsheba would die. Yet David mourned and grieved as his son was dying holding out hope that God might change His

Grace Greater Than Our Sin: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 12:24-31)

How many of us have failed to serve our God faithfully, anticipating that we might be forever stuck on the shelf as far as usefulness to God, only to find His grace restoring our fortunes to us. How do

Dealing With God and Death: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 12:15-23)

Several of our presidents have lost children to death. George Washington lost his young step-daughter, Martha’s daughter (she had already lost two of her four children before marrying George) and

The Humble Leader’s Reward: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 8)

In first and second Samuel we have seen the principle Hannah, Samuel’s mother, celebrated, that God brings low and He exalts (1 Samuel 2:7) based on one’s pride or humility, borne out in the

The God Who Promises: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (9)

Some years ago I received a promise from God that He would take care of me and my family in consequence of a difficult career decision. It was such a comfort. And He has done exactly as He promised. Perhaps

Limelight v. God Light: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 7:1-17)

I am capable of coming up with all kinds of grand daydreams of how I could serve God, all of which, of course, put me in the limelight. I might be regarded somewhat positively for this, in that at least

Paradigm Bind and Lack of Faith: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 6:1-11)

I vividly recall, after graduating from seminary and being unable to find employment, that I became fearful that something I was failing to do was blocking God’s blessing. I settled on the fact that

When God Is For You: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 18:17-30)

I remember in my grade school years our next door neighbor who was a year younger than me and was stronger than me. When we played football or some other physical sport he would best me. Then one day I

Spiritualizing Disobedience: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 15)

We’ve all heard the illustration about the little boy who kept standing at the dinner table and his father demanded that he sit. He sat but he said, “I may be sitting on the outside but I’m

Your Eulogy: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 14:47-52)

In Mark Twain’s novel, Tom Sawyer, Tom realizes at one point that everyone thinks he is dead so he stays hidden and attends his own funeral. We’ve all probably wondered what people would say

Inviting Despotism: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 8:10-22)

The greatest fear the leaders of the newly successful American revolution was that their country would be susceptible to a kingship of its own. They took great pains to establish a government with a relatively

Need versus Want: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 8:1-9)

My grandkids have learned a pretty neat trick. When they want something they tell me they need it. What self-respecting grandparent is going to deny a grandchild something they need? What do we really

Ebenezer: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 7:3-17)

There is a food product I have had only once or twice called Hamburger Helper. The idea is that hamburger by itself is not a sufficiently delectable dish. It needs a helper, and that is the flavoring and

Ichabod: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 4:12-22)

It is strange, is it not, that when we depart from true knowledge of God and yet expect Him to be on our side, we experience a great shock and likely disappointment with God. It should move us to question

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