August 2010 Archives

There are some commands that shock us into seeing ourselves for who we really are. Thou shall not covet is one of them. "I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, 'You... continue

"It is because you made offerings and because you sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in his law and in his statutes and in his testimonies that this disaster has happened... continue

"And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision" (1 Sam. 3:1). This is a very disturbing statement - at least, it should be to anyone who cares about the Word of God.... continue

"Priests guilty of sexual misconduct in the sanctuary"  No, this is not a headline from one of today's sleazy newspapers (though it could well be); it is a headline that characterizes the goings on in Shiloh where Eli two reckless... continue

God's people may find themselves in extraordinary circumstances, but God's grace is always sufficient and powerful to enable us to persevere and display extraordinary acts of godliness. Such is the lesson of the first chapter of 1 Samuel where Hannah's... continue

If, yesterday, we saw in Ruth 2 a depiction of godly woman, Ruth 3 gives us the counterpart depiction of a godly man, one that emerges in the unbearably tense situation to which he was exposed. For, at dead of... continue

As Ruth finds herself gleaning in the field of a near-kinsman by the name of Boaz, he, in turn, is immediately impressed with her - enough to begin making inquiries about her (2:5, 14). What is it about her that... continue