Various Religion is meant to be a search for the truth about God. The problem with religions, even when viewed in their best light, is that they work hard, their truths can be sincerely honored, their guidelines can be rigorously followed – but religion does not take us to where we want to be. No…
Psalm 89 “How long, Lord? How long must I wait?” Have you ever asked that question? We began waiting before we knew what we were waiting for. We waited in a dark, moist room which grew increasingly cramped. There was a constant, rhythmic pounding, swishing noises. Then we began our first big journey as the…
Isaiah 38-39 Isaiah 38 begins with, “In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death.” When were those days? As a reminder, Isaiah 1-6 is a prologue to the book of Isaiah and ends with Isaiah’s call to be God’s prophet to Judah. Chapters 7-35 deal with a political crisis when…
Isaiah 37:8-38Last Sunday I talked about the historical context of the events concerning Hezekiah, king of Judah, and Sennacherib, king of Assyria, that are recorded in Isaiah 36-39. These chapters deal with a crisis in the life of Hezekiah when Assyria swept down from the north. They had already conquered the northern kingdom of Israel…
Isaiah 36:1-37:7 If you think back in your life to a time when you were in an extremely stressful situation, what do you think of? For me this was a week in Chicago about a year before I moved to Morocco. I was at a trade show and in the final stages of selling my…