Imagine being one of the multitude of people following Moses out of Egypt.  Imagine what would be going through your mind as you realize that he has led you to the edge of the Red Sea!  Imagine your thoughts and emotions when you realize that the Egyptian army is hot on your trail…and your [...]

At one time in our life, we’ve all said, “I can’t do it!”  And we’ve all probably encouraged been encouraged by a parent, spouse, friend, co-worker or supervisor with a heart-felt “Yes, you can!  You’re smart, you’re strong…you can do this!”  They are sincere in their encouragement.  Sometimes the encouragement is all we need, [...]

Sometimes we do stupid things and we have to suffer the consequences.  If we stick a fork in an electrical socket, we’ll get shocked.  If we steal something, we’ll eventually get thrown in jail.  If we lie to our friends, we’ll eventually loose them as friends.  If we drive over the speed limit, we’ll [...]

David was called “a man after God’s own heart”.  Though the exploits of David sometimes make it difficult to understand why, one example of that heart is shown near the end of 1 Samuel. 
David and his men were chasing a band of Amalekites that had raided and destroyed the town where they were living.  [...]

I love my dog, but he isn’t that bright and he is very easily manipulated.  I can literally make him run to the back door by saying “go outside!?”  I can make him jump up, sit down and roll over (usually).  He isn’t quite like a puppet on a string, but it is close.  [...]