Perceptions

Nehemiah 6:9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that I be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands There is an old illustration by Norman Rockwell called “The Gossips” that portrays five rows of talking heads....

Any Worthy Work Involves Three Parties

Nehemiah 4:9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them If you have ever thought about visiting China, one of the things that is probably worth seeing is the Great Wall of China. Ironically, that wall...

Home Is a Person

Ezra 10:1 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore Someone has said,...

Submitting to God’s Purpose

Ezra 1:7 Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods A month a half ago, we were in a consignment store in Florida. It had old stuff,...

Submitting to God’s Purpose

Ezra 1:7 Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods A month a half ago, we were in a consignment store in Florida. It had old stuff,...