Giving Place to the Devil

Several years ago, I recall reading a story line about a young couple who had fulfilled their dream of purchasing a Victorian home in an exclusive neighborhood. Their plan was to remodel the large, older home and to rent the two apartments on the first floor to help cover the cost of the monthly mortgage. […]

Bit Market

“There’s no market for drill bits — the market is for holes.” In management circles the story is told of the new CEO who took over a 100 year old company that had manufactured drill bits but had been floundering for a decade. The old vice president for marketing, wanting to impress the new chief […]

The Man Who Feared No Man

In the city of Edinburgh, Scotland stands the statue of a John Knox. Knox was the key leader of the Scottish Reformation and the founder of Presbyterianism in Scotland. At his graveside, Regent Morton said, “Here lies one who neither flattered nor feared any flesh.” From everything I can learn about Knox, he makes William […]

The Forgotten Giant

2 Samuel 21:15-17 Everyone knows the story of David killing the giant Goliath (1 Samuel 17), but did you know that there was another giant in David’s life–one whom David was not able to kill? Ishbi-benob was the giant’s name and, like Goliath, he was a Philistine. David bravely faced the enemy, but the giant […]

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