“Woe to me!” I cried. ‘I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips. And I live among a people of unclean lips.” – The Prophet Isaiah Isaiah was a man on a mission. Judah was in an advanced state of putrefaction and he, a court prophet, had […]
Herb Reese
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In my last post, I asked my readers if anyone had experienced a “Class A” miracle, meaning a miracle that broke the laws of nature. In response, Lucy Orebaugh left a comment describing two! I have experienced 2 class A miracles. First when I was just 15 my brother was […]
When I think about miracles, I divide them into two groups that I call Class A miracles and Class B miracles. Class A miracles are miracles that break the laws of nature. Jesus raising a dead girl in Mark 5 is an example of a Class A miracle. These types […]
Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow. Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they […]
Leverage – “Use (something) to maximum advantage.” “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” Archimedes A lever is a long instrument, such as a pole or a board, which, when used with a fulcrum, multiplies force. For […]
When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. (Acts 4:13) [Paul] writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His […]
I guess I’m looking particularly chipper here at Starbucks this morning. I just ran into a friend and he jokingly asked me if I’d won the lottery. “Actually, I have!” I said. “In fact, I’ve won the lottery three times.” “Wow! No kidding!” “Yep. I won the lottery when I […]
I attended a men’s conference with several hundred men in attendance one time that resembled a political rally more than it did a spiritual gathering of Christians. The meeting opened with a man carrying a large American flag marching slowly down the middle aisle and up onto the stage, accompanied […]
The little Book of Ruth is only four chapters long. But it answers an important historical question. In the midst of the social and moral chaos of the period of the Judges (The previous Book of Judges ends with “In those days, Israel had no king. Everyone did as he […]
[Joseph’s ten brothers] said to one another, Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has come on us. Reuben replied, Didn’t I tell you not […]