Practicing party spirit is weird – I am being charitable here. No, this is not between the Democratic Socialists and the Christian Socialists. This ‘us versus them’ account is between Pharaoh and the children of Israel. Pharaoh was oppressing the children of God because he was a king, with power on his side. Little did…
Author: Ebun E
Through The Fire
If you have never worked as a miner, you could be forgiven for thinking gold is beautiful from the beginning. I understand that gold is far from beautiful when miners first dig it out, that it looks just like a dull rock. That shiny necklace you find so attractive went through the fire before you…
Wind Against Them
Often, I wonder how we can believe we can be disciples of Jesus and not suffer persecution. The Bible not only promises affliction in abundance, we see the example of Jesus and the disciples. Poor men, they went through stuff for the cause of Jesus. You may recall the account in Mark 6. These men…
Virtual Missionary
We take a break from our series on positive problems to consider a topic critical to our final journey. It is about how everything now seems to take place on the internet. Long before the COVID pandemic, most of our activities had gone virtual. That was one reason the pandemic did not paralyze humanity. We…
From A Mess Into A Message
Our previous post set the stage for the mess a certain king in the bible made of his life. King Nebuchadnezzar got into trouble with God because of his pride. That proud king got the elbow of God resisting him because of his pride. Fortunately for him, his story did not end in gloom and…
The Elbow Of God
You do not need to be a Bible scholar to know about the hand of God. Some of us might have heard of the finger of God in the encounter of Moses and Pharaoh, recorded in Exodus. There are places where the bible describes other parts of Jesus’ anatomy. But I am almost certain the…