Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. Ecclesiastes 9:11
Can you think of an example where this proverb rings true? The Aggies, struggling behind their backup quarterback, take down Alabama. The USA hockey team took down the mighty Russians in the 1980 “Miracle on Ice.” 300 brave Spartans…
Eagles and Providence The last day Moses lived on this earth he called all of Israel together to teach them the Song of Moses. The imagery in this poetic language stirs the heart of the righteous and gives so much … Read More
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God told the prophet Jonah to go to the city of Nineveh and preach. Jonah disobeyed, instead boarding a ship bound in the other direction. So God sent a storm that threatened the safety of the ship. The fearful crewmen cried out to their various gods as they threw cargo over the side to lighten the vessel. Eventually, Jonah confessed that he was the reason God had sent the storm. He told the sailors they would have to jettison one more piece of cargo: “Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the…
Predators prey on gullible people when they think they spot an opportunity. This is one of the points of 2 Timothy 3:1-9. The difficult times in this context, though spoken of as future, included the time in which Paul was writing (note the present in v. 6). These difficult times are brought on…
Proverb Plans One of my plans for this year is to read a chapter of Proverbs each day. It’s a simple plan: just read the chapter corresponding to the date. In months with less than 31 days just read a … Read More
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