“For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at the liver.” (Ezekiel 21:21)19th century philosopher William James penned this witty word...
“But in order not to weary you further, I would request that you be kind enough to hear us briefly.” (Acts 24:4)Ananias, the high priest, and some elders appeared before Felix, the Roman governor, to condemn Paul for being a troublemaker. They brought along their...
“The driving is like that of Jehu son of Nimshi—he drives like a maniac.” (2 Kings 9:20)“He (Jehu) came upon Jehonadab son of Rekab, who was on his way to meet him. Jehu greeted him and said, ‘Are you in accord with me, as I am with...
“One of the servants told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, ‘David sent messengers from the wilderness to give our master his greetings, but he hurled insults at them.’” (1 Samuel 25:14)Abigail faced a crisis. David was ticked, rallied his bill collectors, and was fixin’ to make a...
