Month: June 2020

“Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.’” (1 Samuel 3:10) We often hear that prayer is communication with God. In communication one person conveys information or ideas to another. Newspapers, television, radio, and websites are all tools used by good communicators. Conversation is deeper and more powerful than communication. Conversation moves us to a…

“‘Follow me,’ he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.” (Matthew 9:9) In the ancient Roman world, tax collectors weren’t government officials. They were members of syndicates that financially devoured ordinary citizens. After they had prepaid taxes to Rome, the tax collectors were free to gouge their own people. Their take far outstripped…

“But I said, ‘Should a man like me run away? Or should one like me go into the temple to save his life? I will not go!’” (Nehemiah 6:11) When Nehemiah was threatened by his enemies, some of his friends told him to hide in the temple. But he replied, “Should a man like me run…