by sworel | Jul 6, 2020 | 2020, Musings
There is an amazing exchange between two friends tucked into the book of II Kings. Elisha, the prophet and his ministering servant find themselves in a “whale of hurt.” Israel’s enemy, the Arameans have snuck up and surrounded their home town of Dothan. ...
by sworel | Jun 29, 2020 | 2020, Musings
Occasionally, there is frustration as we encounter God’s Word in our own language. As wonderful as our modern English translations are, sometimes they confuse us. I encountered one of those occasions this past week. I was looking at the term “gentleness” or...
by sworel | Jun 22, 2020 | 2020, Musings
High school and college graduations have been so different this year. There have been celebrations at home, some schools have hand delivered the diplomas, some showed videos of all the graduates or invited famous speakers to give the address online. A...
by sworel | Jun 15, 2020 | 2020, Musings
I was reading my copy of the latest Biola magazine this last week and came across some incredibly insightful remarks. A Biola grad, Cassidy Ray, wrote an article entitled, “When Tragedy Hit, So Did a Cascade of Grace.” She was sharing how hard it has been since the...
by sworel | Jun 8, 2020 | 2020, Musings
Our world needs to kneel in prayer. We need, desperately need, to be immersed in prayer. We need to be in the midst of a flowing conversation with our heavenly Father. We need to talk to Him, talk about Him and sit still long enough for Him to talk to us. We need...
by sworel | Jun 1, 2020 | 2020, Musings
I love history. And a story about a 14th century Duke of Belgium recently caught my eye. It seems that Raynald III was in a violent quarrel with his younger brother, Edward. Eventually, Edward won the struggle and captured Raynard. But Edward was a smart guy. He knew...
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