Posts tagged “Bible Stories”
Bad apples: Abraham
Okay, Okay—how on earth does the great patriarch Abraham make a “bad apples” list? He was chosen by God to found a nation of…
Bad apples: Judah and Tamar
Judah, Abraham’s great-grandson, was a prince in the growing Israelite community. Fourth son of the patriarch Jacob, he had wealth and standing. But his…
Bad apples: King Manasseh
King Manasseh was one of the baddest apples ever to disgrace the Israelite barrel. He practiced things like sorcery, divination, witchcraft, consulted mediums, and…
Bad apples: Rahab
You have probably heard the old saying about the risk of having even one bad apple in the apple barrel—just one rotten apple can…
Super seniors: Moses
When God intervenes in human history and wants to show that things are not happening by accident, he chooses the number 40. He gave…
Super seniors: John
You’d think most 90-year-olds would envision a pleasant and secure life in a retirement community, doing a little gardening, talking with friends, reading some…
Super seniors: Daniel
When I was a young man, I heard a pastor in his 60s speaking longingly of retirement. I chided him for even thinking about…
Super seniors: Anna
You know, don’t you, which adjective is used most often with old lady? Yep—little, as in little old lady. Somehow small size seems to…
Because God said so
“Because I said so.” Were you ever on the receiving end of that statement as a kid? Your dad asked you to do something,…
Naaman’s servant girl
You know, the Bible’s main characters are almost all adults. Almost. But there are some amazing children in the narrative of God’s plan of…
Don’t get too attached
The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah have become legendary as benchmarks for violent depravity and the drastic punishment brought upon them by God. Though…
Prayer changes me
Where in your life has prayer made the biggest difference? Yes, prayer changes things. But God holds interest beyond things. He has his eye—and…