On the front page of the Philippine Daily Inquirer yesterday, Thursday, October 20, 2011, there was a picture right underneath the banner.  It showed two soldiers gritting their teeth after alighting from a helicopter. They were evacuated from the nine-hour gun fight in Basilan against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, (MILF) to a hospital in Zamboanga City.… Continue reading Bitterness and gritting of teeth…
I have often wondered about King Saul, Israel’s first monarch. I have often wondered if he were truly God’s choice to be king or if he were Israel’s choice. Â So many verses in the account in the book of first Samuel seem to favor one or the other proposition. It’s been weighing a lot on… Continue reading Be careful what you ask for…you just might get it
My Sunday School classes today will be studying chapters 4-7 of the book of 1 Samuel. Â This is that time in the history of Israel when the land was still ruled by judges and they had no king. Â The ruling judge at that time was Eli the high priest of God. Eli had two sons,… Continue reading Superstition and the superstitious
I am reading a familiar passage of Scripture, a familiar and beloved Sunday School story.  I speak of the story of the prophet Elijah in 1 Kings 17. This story of Elijah is set against the backdrop of the divided kingdom of Israel, when the ten tribes of Israel, collectively referred to as the Kingdom of… Continue reading Of Ravens and Widows