by Steve Thomason | Sep 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Joel, as with many other prophets, was preaching a message of urgency and repentance to a nation that was on the verge of being annihilated by an invading horde of “locusts.” The beginning of his book is doom and gloom, but here, in this passage, he offers a glimmer...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 13, 2010 | Fiction
I love the TV show Chuck. My family and I have been catching up on the first three seasons in preparation for the Season 4 premiere next week. What I like: First of all, Chuck is a geek. I love underdog stories where the geeky guy is the hero and the jock turns out to...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Hosea 8:7; Hosea 10:12-13; Galatians 6:7-8 A disturbing story was aired on the news recently. A group of teenagers, calling themselves the 311 Boys, video-taped themselves brutally beating each other while spewing profanities. One shot showed a boy repeatedly beating...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Read Hosea 1:2-5 During what time period is the prophet Hosea doing his preaching ministry? (1:1) To whom is Hosea preaching? What physical action did God instruct Hosea to take? What analogy was being taught through this physical action? Read Hosea 3. What was Hosea...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
Daniel 2:24-49 Daniel 7:1-28 It is important to understand that there is a dramatic shift in Daniel’s life between chs. 1-4 under the leadership of Nebuchadnezzar and ch. 5 under the leadership of Belshazzar. Under Neb’s rule Daniel was exalted to a high position in...
