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...
