Solomon, the guy who had everything, knew not to worship other gods, but he did anyway. In 992 B.C. God told him that because of his sin, the kingdom would be torn from his hands after his death. From then on, Israel is divided between the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of […]

Bill approached the heavy curtain and slowly moved it to one side. He took a deep breath and entered the large, rectangular room, which was lit only by flaming torches spaced along each wall. At the far end of the room, approximately fifty feet away, was the altar, which was lit by even more torches. […]

I don’t know. What do you want to do? I don’t know. What do you want to do? Sometimes it just doesn’t matter. Whatever. Just pick. Make a decision. That may be fine when it comes to a choice of restaurants or what movie to see or where to go on vacation, but it’s not […]

Not to beat a dead horse or anything, but King Jeroboam came up again in 2 Kings. This time in chapter 13. It’s at least the third time he’s used as a negative example. He’s like a first-ballot inductee into the Hall of Shame. I’ve mentioned him before–he’s the guy who decides to make golden […]

I was just flipping through the channels before going to workout. Robyn (my wife) has noticed there’s sometimes a lengthy gap between the time I announce I’m going to workout and when I actually do. I guess I’m in a gap now. So one channel had the latest news from the Middle East and the […]

Have you ever watched the Honeymooners, the TV show that aired in 1955 and 1956? I used to love watching reruns back in the 70’s. Ralph, played by Jackie Gleason, is a New York City bus driver who’s usually working on some crazy scheme to try and get ahead. I saw an episode today where […]

You awake suddenly from a deep, sound sleep. Immediately, you’re very alert. You glance at the clock. It’s 2:37 a.m. Your heart is beating hard and your breathing is shallow and rapid, but you don’t know why. Then you hear something. Down the hall. It sounds like voices. You try to slow your breathing, so […]

I’m sure 2 Kings 10 would get an NC-17 rating. I mean, come on, Jehu, the King of Israel, gives an order and 70 guys get their heads chopped off. A little later Jehu runs into some relatives of the King of Judah and kills them, too. All 42 of them. We’re not done yet. […]

I can tell you the cost of of a black Calvin Klein double-breasted pea coat from Macy’s (even though it’s a size too big and needs to be exchanged), some xbox 360 games, a New England Patriots hoodie, and 3 1/2 pound prime rib I cooked for Christmas dinner. What I can’t tell you is […]

My latest science fiction addiction is the TV series, “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.” I bought season 2 on iTunes. If you’ve seen the movies, you know human machines from the future have come back in time to kill John Connor, so he can’t lead the resistance against Sky Net in the future. If you […]