God is a mantling God. I remember a trip to a shopping mall with our young children. The Fort Worth Zoo had brought some birds to the mall for an exhibition. The most impressive thing I saw gave me chills when I realized the theological implications of what I saw. A Harris Hawk majestically glided…
The story of David and Goliath is a story of an underdog gaining victory over a champion. Today’s Bible reading* includes a story I’m sure you’ve heard of if you’ve been around church for very long. I’d venture to say that you’ve heard a little about the story even if you’ve never entered a church!…
Today’s Bible reading* is a familiar passage to many of us who have been around church for a while. Gideon, with his small army of three hundred unarmed men, defeated the Midianites. Why do I say that Gideon’s army was unarmed? Look at Judges 7:20. The three companies blew their ram’s horns and shattered their…
In today’s Bible reading* we see a stark contrast to yesterday’s reading about Caleb choosing the Hill Country because he wanted the challenge of slaying the giants in the land. Today we read the descendants of Joseph complain that the Hill Country isn’t large enough for them. It appears that they don’t want to clear…
Fresh off the heels of their tremendous victory over Jericho, Joshua sends a small group of soldiers to defeat a smaller city of Ai in today’s Bible reading*. They thought this would be a quick battle, but that’s not what happened. Why? Because “the people” had been unfaithful. (Joshua 7:1) Actually, it was only one…
Twice in today’s Bible reading*, we see Joshua — at God’s direction — lead the people with the worship team leading the way. The first time is in Joshua 3:13-14. The second time (Joshua 6:6-7,9) the worship team led the people was when God’s people marched around Jericho in preparation for taking the city in…
