The people of Israel despised the Lord, believed a bad report of the promised land and rejected it. "Then the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites. And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? And how long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them? I will strike them with pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.”"
ACAD – Rejected: 1 Samuel 8
The people of Israel rejects God and ask for a king to judge them so they "may be like other nations."
ACAD – Rejected: Judges 11
Jephthah Now Jephthah the Gileadite, the son of a prostitute, was a mighty warrior. Gilead was the father of Jephthah. Gilead’s wife also bore him sons; and when his wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah away, saying to him, “You shall not inherit anything in our father’s house; for you are the son ofContinue reading "ACAD – Rejected: Judges 11"
ACAD – Rejected: Numbers 11
Complaining in the Desert Now when the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, the Lord heard it and his anger was kindled. Then the fire of the Lord burned against them, and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. But the people cried out to Moses; and Moses prayed to theContinue reading "ACAD – Rejected: Numbers 11"
What is in your Marriage Box? — Success Inspirers’ World
Originally posted on Hello Life: The image above reads: “Most people get married believing a myth that marriage is a beautiful box full of all the things they have longed for: companionship, intimacy, friendship, etc. The truth is that marriage at the start is an empty box. You must put something in before you can… viaContinue reading "What is in your Marriage Box? — Success Inspirers’ World"
The Hat
When a trip starts off with a quick hale of a taxi and a traffic free ride from East Harlem to JFK airport and a nearly unexisitent line at security check-in that allows time for a sit down breakfast before getting to the gate .... well this can only mean big things are going toContinue reading "The Hat"
Sermon: Jesus Is Now – Jesus Is Unifier
by Glenn Barteau Notes: Sin does not define our value and our place with God. Grace is the thing that determines our value. I don’t want us to be a church that where it comes to temptation, we just get better at hiding. I want us to be a church that get better at overcomingContinue reading "Sermon: Jesus Is Now – Jesus Is Unifier"
Segregation – The Neighbor That Won’t Leave
Affluent and Black, and Still Trapped by Segregation - New York Times front page on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Read it here: http://nyti.ms/2bvF9m5
Struggle & Triumph
We all carry a flame of passion within us that we struggle to bring (lift) into the physical world (our lives). Oftentimes it feels like we're diving headfirst off a cliff... or we don't move forward because we fear falling on our face... or we fear losing face. However, if we can only summon theContinue reading "Struggle & Triumph"
Hope in the impossible
Kirk: How will we get out of this one, Spock? Spock: We will find hope in the impossible. ~ Star Trek Beyond, 2016
Harvest Life 