by Steve Thomason | May 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Today we are going to start a three day mini-series that will walk us through the 11 Kingdom building lessons found in Nehemiah. We will be drawing an analogy between Nehemiah’s project of rebuilding the walls around the city of Jerusalem and our endeavor to build...
by Steve Thomason | May 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Ezra 9:1-10:17 Today we revisit a recurring theme in our journey through the Old Testament. Back in Deuteronomy 7, Moses warned the people, “Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, for they...
by Steve Thomason | May 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
Ezra 4:1-24 It can be very frustrating to begin a big project just to have it stopped against your will. Perhaps you have experienced this. You know how it goes. You commit emotionally to a project and you work on the planning process for a long time. Already you...
by Steve Thomason | May 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
2 Chronicles 34:1-33 In the story of Josiah we see an excellent example of the three major phases that a person will go through in the process of spiritual formation. 1. Tear it Down. Josiah inherited a pretty messed up world view. His grandfather was the most...
by Steve Thomason | May 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
2 Chronicles 30:1-20, 2 Chronicles 31:1 Here’s the scene. During Hezekiah’s reign in Jerusalem, he watched as the Assyrian empire swooped down from the North and destroyed the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Everyone in Jerusalem knew that this horrific event was the...
by Steve Thomason | May 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
2 Chronicles 25:1-28 Sometimes God asks us to do things that will cost us a great deal. In today’s story Amaziah had made a mistake. He had hired soldiers from Israel (the disobedient Kingdom to the North) to bolster his own military power. There are two reasons...
by Steve Thomason | May 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
2 Chronicles 20:1-30 They what?!? They sang praises? Hold on a second. Let’s make sure we have the story straight. Judah is being invaded by a ravenous horde that is intent on destroying them, taking their property, raping and pillaging their women, and killing...
by Steve Thomason | May 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
2 Chronicles 17:3-13 It has been said that the pen is mightier than the sword. In today’s reading we see this being very evident. When Jehoshaphat came to power, he was deeply convicted that the kingdom of Judah would only be successful if it was fully devoted to...
by Steve Thomason | May 9, 2010 | Theology
Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth by John R. Franke is an excellent book. Franke builds a strong thesis that truth itself, grounded in the reality of the Triune God, is pluralistic. It is impossible to speak of a universal, homogenous, supra-cultural theology....
by Steve Thomason | May 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
2 Chronicles 7:11-22 Today’s passage is a good reminder of some fundamental principles that have been woven throughout this devotional from the beginning. God’s people can mess up. There are always consequences for sin. God always provides a way of redemption and...
