I love to write biography type articles on various Bible characters. Readers will find an entire collection of biographical sketches under the Bible Stuff/Bible Characters page.
Giving and receiving advice represent two potential hidden reefs in navigating life. We must be selective in accepting counsel from others. How well do we know this person? What’s their track record in adulting? In addition, we must weigh the counsel we generate for another against our personal motivations. Is my advice designed for his…
Most of us would not consider a storm and a shipwreck as positive additions to a voyage. Paul experienced both on his journey to Rome. He had already been assaulted by a mob and arrested. To add insult to injury he was left in prison for more than two years though his innocence had been…
Who earned the most votes as “most likely to fail” in your high school class? How easily we can become discouraged as we consider our lack of followers or our unpolished gifts set and think that our contribution to the kingdom of God lags that of the heavy hitters, the big names. And then we…
Mirrors. Every woman loves them. Edith Deen (1955) and Herbert Lockyer (1967) composed books bearing the same title, All the Women of the Bible. Deen included an alphabetical listing of 189 women. Lockyear’s count stands at 179 as names are duplicated. In addition the authors mention unnamed women from the pages of Scripture. Interested readers…
Check out Jabez Nailed Prayer and discover the four requests Jabez asked of God. Jabez’s single recorded accomplishment reflects that he rose above his less-than-desirable name to excel at living to please God. The Scripture states plainly: Jabez was more honorable than his brothers… 1 Chronicles 4:9 NASB Selected Jabez, mentioned in two short verses…
A mentor shared this gem, “We can’t solve the problem until we can identify it.” The context was our debugging of a newly designed and vastly complex circuit board, but his words apply in the broader scope of life. I’ll never recognize the need for a solution until the problem comes into focus. At the…