Joshua 3 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence Reminiscent of the parting of the Red Sea, God’s miraculous display of power in dividing the waters of the Jordan River was designed to…

Joshua 2 Pastor Mark Hudson When you read a narrative, you should be pursuing what is called “authorial intent.” This simply means to follow the author or discover what the…

Joshua 1 Pastor David Groendyk Don’t you wish you could get a pep talk like the one God gave Joshua? After hearing what God had to say, I have to…

Ecclesiastes 12 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence Concluding his bleak evaluation of all things done under the sun, Solomon exhorts his son to remember his creator in the days of his…

Ecclesiastes 11 Pastor Mark Hudson Verse 1 of chapter 11 is not easily understood.  First the verb translated as ‘cast,’ according to most scholars, does not mean throw or cast…

Ecclesiastes 10 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence Bowlin Throughout this chapter, Solomon again contrasts the nature and power of wisdom and folly. Even though wisdom is both sweet-smelling and exceedingly valuable,…

Ecclessiastes 9 Pastor Mark Hudson You can read Ecclesiastes and take the author literally or you can read it noticing the way he is writing.  We can slow down, consider…

Ecclesiastes 8 Pastor David Groendyk “Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing?” You might be quick to answer that by saying, “No one!” But…

Ecclesiastes 7 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence Clearly, this chapter reads more like the Proverbs of Solomon than the seemingly bleak perspective of the Preacher in Ecclesiastes, yet many of the…

Ecclesiastes 6 Pastor Mark Hudson One of the vexing problems Qoheleth covers multiple times is the fact that so many people do not enjoy life. In chapter 6, the inability…