Tag: 1 Kings

A Dripping, Soaking Wet Offering

January 14, 2015

Devotionals

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With the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs of seed. He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on the wood. Then he said to them, “Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it again,” he said, and they did it again. “Do it a third time,” he ordered, and they did it the third time.  → Read more...

Quiet Solitude, We Hardly Knew Ye, Part III

March 26, 2009

Calvary

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Final thoughts on quietness this week. (I find it hilarious that I’m typing this with a sore and strained throat and a self-imposed vow of silence as it heals. God truly does have a sense of humor, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.) Why is “quiet” something that’s so unnerving, so uncomfortable? I’ve come up with two reasons. The first reason is that noise (and the exponential growth of it in the world as I looked at last week) is a subtle spiritual assault on the world by Satan.  → Read more...

Quiet Solitude, We Hardly Knew Ye, Part II

March 19, 2009

Calvary

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Three observations. One. Last week, I briefly mentioned how I’ve been noticing the ubiquity of cell phones with teenagers. As cell phones have shrunk in size and increased in power, we’re starting to see live TV streams and iPod-like capability on them. So, not only is anyone able to reach you at any time, you can listen to music and watch TV anywhere and any time you want away from home. Two. I was at the mall the other day and I noticed there were TVs EVERYWHERE in addition to rotating printed oversized posters in the hallways, not to mention the normal store window advertisements.  → Read more...

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