28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, 29 for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.  My favorite teacher, Ed Ewing, passed away recently. He was my favorite teacher because he brooked no nonsense and every minute of his classes was used for teaching and learning….

10 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel. 11 So I went to Jerusalem and was there three days. 12 Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. And I told no one…

26 Our livestock also must go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind, for we must take of them to serve the LORD our God, and we do not know with what we must serve the LORD until we arrive there.” Some compromise is good. Some is not. Neville Chamberlain compromised with Adolf Hitler and it eventually plunged…

Hebrews 4:13  And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.  Character has been defined as what you do when no one is watching. This is not a comforting verse for those who struggle with character. When I was young, I used to pretend…

            And I will lay waste her vines and her fig trees,        of which she said,                    ‘These are my wages,        which my lovers have given me.’                    I will make them a forest,        and the beasts of the field shall devour them.              13       And I will punish her for the feast days of the Baals        when she burned offerings…

The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say…