Gideon stumbles; Part 5
Part 1 2 3 4 5 I, Elkanah, am exhausted and thrilled, along with the other two hundred and ninety-nine
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Gideon’s victory; Part 4
Part 1 2 3 4 5 I am a neighbor of Gideon. They call me Elkanah. I was with the
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Gideon, mighty warrior; Part 3
Part 1 2 3 4 5 Alas, the enemies of Israel have come to teach us a lesson. The desert
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Gideon, man of God? Part 2
Part 1 2 3 4 5 Lying on my blanket in the family cave in the night, I, Gideon, marvel.
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Gideon’s journey begins; Part 1
Part 1 2 3 4 5 I am Gideon. I’m afraid the Midianites will catch me threshing this little bit
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Jacob deceives his father Isaac
My name is Jacob. I have a twin brother, Esau, who is a few minutes older. Before we were born,
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Ehud changes his mind
You are Ehud, a timid man with handicaps. You live in Israel during the time of the Judges, when the
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Focusing on God
Why is paying attention to God so difficult? I have great intentions every day to pray a lot and let
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Focusing on God
Why is paying attention to God so difficult? I have great intentions every day to pray a lot and let
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A lesson from Abel
You remember the story of Cain and Abel, no doubt. At least, you remember how it ended, in the world’s first murder. But how did it begin? Where was the root of the festering anger that took hold of Cain?
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I bury myself in my busyness…
When I take time in the morning to spend time with God, to come to the waters and drink, I feel and know the Lord with me throughout the day. But there’s this stubborn person inside of me that doesn’t want to do that. Instead this person wants to sit and read the newspaper.
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Remembering in an election year what we believers have in common
In this election year, it may be easy to get all swept away with election-related fervor. “I’m right,” we think, “and those guys are wrong.” We may even get all hot under the collar and do some shouting. Those other guys are fools! Idiots! But wait. Some of them are believers. And so am I.