The Rev. Alexander Whyte was a Scottish minister and author of the 19th century known by his congregation as a man of an unwavering grateful spirit. Regardless of the circumstances, he seemed always to find something for which to be thankful. One of his parishioners told a story about a gloomy Sunday morning when a friend commented, just before the service started: “Certainly the preacher won’t think of anything for which to thank the Lord on a wretched day like this.” However, no sooner had the Continue Reading
Sign #4 – Dismissing Godly Counsel {Blog Series: Six Signs You Are Heading in the Wrong Direction}
For the past several weeks, I have been writing a blog series titled "Six Signs You Are Heading in the Wrong Direction." This week, Sign #4 was on my weekend column for the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC). If you need to catch up and read the first 3 signs, just follow the links at the end of this post. As always, thank you for stopping by! Patricia He was supposed to be at war, but, instead, he sent Joab to lead the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. Night falls, and the Continue Reading
There Will Always Be Giants
For more on this passage, read 2 Samuel 21 “Now when the Philistines were at war again with Israel, David went down and his servants with him; and as they fought against the Philistines, David became weary. Then Ishbi-benob, who was among the descendants of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of bronze in weight, was girded with a new sword, and he intended to kill David. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the Continue Reading
Manipulating God’s Timing
Click for PDF: Manipulating Gods timing 04.28.15 Passage: 1 Samuel 24 Key Verse: ““May the Lord judge between us. Perhaps the Lord will punish you for what you are trying to do to me, but I will never harm you.” v.12 David and his men had been hiding when they heard the footsteps of a man entering the cave. Startled, he oddly shifted on the ground, careful not to make a sound that would denounce his presence. He stretched his neck to look towards the sound. His heart skipped a beat. It Continue Reading
