May 11

  • kroach
    kroach tagged 1 Samuel 23:3 and 1 Samuel 23:4 with justice
  • kroach
    kroach added a text contribution Three Lessons in Justice
    1. Defense or Offense Which is safer, to stay on defense against one's own enemies, or go on offense against God's enemies? This is David's dilemma in 1 Samuel 23. He is on the run from Saul, and word comes of a Philistine attack. There can be no doubt that justice is at stake: the enemy is stealing grain from the threshing floor, taking by oppression the rightful fruits of others' labor. David's... Read more »

Aug 16

  • kroach
    kroach added a text contribution Some, All, One
    We think of evangelism in one phase: go and tell all the world about Jesus. Jesus describes three phases: phase 1, the Father sends the Son into the world; some believe in Him. Phase 2, the Son sends these initial believers into the world (with the Holy Spirit); some believe in them. Phase 3, all those who believe are made "one" the way the Father and the Son are "one"; then all the world believes.... Read more »