Sunday, January 31: The Judges Judges 7–8 Gideon’s victory is a flannel board certified classic in the Bible. (If you don’t know about flannel boards, ask someone born in the 80’s or earlier.) It’s often one of the earliest stories we hear, alongside David and Goliath, about how the underdog can win with God’s help. […]
Sunday, January 24: The Judges Judges 6:1–39 As the cycle of Judges continues in chapter 6, we see God’s people have once again fallen into all sorts of evil, nonsense, and general bad decision making. Among them is Gideon, a nobody from nowhere. As the people of God finally recognize their need for help […]
Sunday, January 17: The Judges Judges 4 & 5 We see, yet again, the cycle that the Israelites have fallen into after moving into the new neighborhood. This week is the same thing only different… and we get two judges to see how God interacts with His people. This is good news for us! We […]
Sunday, January 10: The Judges Judges 3:12–31 This Sunday we will be in Judges 3. It is a . . . colorful passage. It’s crude. There are poop jokes (I’m serious). There are fat jokes (still serious). There is gratuitous violence. If you like Quinten Tarantino films, or stories like Game of Thrones or The […]
Sunday, January 3: The Judges Judges What comes to mind when you think of a judge? We’re going to find out that our idea of what a judge is and does is different from how the bible uses the term as we explore some tough passages in the coming weeks. Like it or not, the […]