by Steve Thomason | May 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Chronicles 29:1-20 In the 21st century, standing in the wake of massive stone churches, Crystal Cathedrals, million dollar dog houses, and more church building campaigns than one would care to remember, it is difficult to read a passage about giving to a...
by Steve Thomason | May 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Chronicles 28:1-21 There are two observations from today’s reading. The first comes from a biblical studies perspective and is designed to help you grow in your handling of scripture. The second comes from a pastoral, devotional perspective, designed to help you...
by Steve Thomason | May 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Chronicles 23:1-5; 25:1 There are two observations from today’s reading: 1. Different people have different tasks. One of the greatest lessons that any group of people can learn is that it takes a plurality of leadership and an interconnection of disciplines to be...
by Steve Thomason | May 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Chronicles 17:16-27 How do you respond when things go your way? Are you a good winner? Or, do you allow success to get to your head, inflating your sense of self-worth, leading you to receive credit for your good fortune, and tempting you to believe that you...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Chronicles 14:8-17 Recently I had a chance to interact with a business man who started his own business twenty years prior and had built it up to being an international success. As he was talking about his life he mentioned that in the next ten days he was going to...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Chronicles 9:17-34 As we read through today’s assigned chapters, it may have been tempting to allow your eyes to go into skim mode and gloss over the surface of all those names. Admit it, you probably did it. As tedious as these lists may be, it does offer us an...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
When you open the pages of 1 Chronicles you will probably be overwhelmed by the sea of names. Ugh! Another genealogy. We’ve been through a patch of deep grass like this once before on our Journey through the Old Testament when we read Moses’ book of Genesis and...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
2 Kings 24:8-14; 25:27-30 Before we plunge into 1 Chronicles, let’ spend one more day looking at the final section of 2 Kings. Try to imagine being an 18-year old king of a city, and, after only three months on the throne, staring into the eyes of the world’s greatest...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
2 Kings 22:8-20; 23:25-30 The story of Josiah further propels the head-spinning tale started by Hezekiah. Hezekiah reformed the nation and got rid of all the idols in Judah. Then his son did a complete 180 and plunged the nation into the depths of idolatry and...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
2 Kings 18-19 Finally, we meet another hero. Hezekiah was a good king. What made Hezekiah different than Jehu? Why can we celebrate the life of Hezekiah? Why did God defeat Assyria for him when he used that same nation to destroy Israel? It all comes down to...
