by Steve Thomason | Apr 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
2 Kings 17:7-23 **a note from the present: If you have been reading through my daily posts, or may catch one or two, here and there, you may not be aware that these are recycled posts. I wrote them in 2003, during the first full year of our house church experience in...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
2 Kings 10:28-31 In the aftermath of the reign of king Ahab and his wicked Sidonian Queen Jezebel, the kingdom of Israel was pretty messed up. Jeroboam had launched them on a trajectory of idolatry when he established the golden bulls in Dan and Bethel. Ahab followed...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
2 Kings 7:3-11 It is difficult for us to imagine the plight of the Samaritans in this story. The Arameans had been surrounding the city for so long that there was no food left. The people were so hungry that they had actually resorted to eating their own children! To...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
2 Kings 2:1-18 Every journey is marked by special moments or events that become mile markers along the way. While much of the journey will fade into the blur of daily events, periodically something very significant happens that punctuates the monotony and stands out...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 19:1-18 Do you ever feel discouraged? Do you ever feel like living in the Kingdom of God is not as fun as you thought it would be when you signed up? Here you are “pressing on for the goal,” living according to God’s standards, pouring your heart...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 12:25-33 The key to this passage and today’s thought is found in vv. 25-27. Let’s try to see this situation from Jeroboam’s perspective. Jeroboam was one of Solomon’s officials who was well respected by the king and placed in a position of power in the...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 10:14-11:13; 14:25-28 Today we come to the crescendo (or the deafening crash) of Solomon’s story. For the past two days we have been focusing on the positive aspects of God’s blessing. Today we see the other side of the equation. God warned Solomon, very...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 8:10-13; 9:1-9 Solomon’s Temple is one of the wonders of the ancient world. It was a magnificent structure whose brilliant gold and white facade took one’s breath away. People would literally travel from all over the world to marvel at it. In today’s passage...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 4:29-34 In the 1990’s a book written by Bruce Wilkinson swept the nation. It was titled The Prayer of Jabez. In that book Bruce challenged Christians to step out in radical faith and to tear off the ceilings of limitations that they had placed on themselves...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 3:4-15 If you are familiar at all with Solomon you probably know that Solomon is famous for being wise. He is also famous for this scene in which he asked for wisdom. In studying this passage this week I had a little “aha” moment. It is easy to...
