MOTIVATE Recently my son lost his two front teeth, one after another within a week’s time. The jokes are the same with each kid But really the trick for a parent to pull a loose tooth from a child is a long distraction with quick extraction. Afterwards, my son said, “I didn’t expect that to…
Find The Bible (2 Kings 22-23
MOTIVATE The fall months are peak hurricane season for the east coast. Periodically, storms can grow strong enough with hurricane winds and floods to create significant damage for physical properties and possessions but also take human life. Thus, states and counties have developed specific lists for hurricane preparation, as well as designated routes for evacuation.Yet,…
A Kings Heart (2 Kings 18-20)
MOTIVATE EXAMINE 2 Kings 18-21 A King’s Heart 3 passages detail Hezekiah’s life: 2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chronicles 29-32; Isaiah 36-39. Realize our identity is rooted in our faith not our circumstances. 2 Kings 18:1–3 “In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of…
A Nation’s Reckoning (2 Kings 17)
MOTIVATE Most everyone has a love/hate with alarm clocks.[1] For those of you who are retired, allow me to remind you that the function of an alarm clock is to awaken us to our purpose. They are preset at night to sound at a specific time with a loud ring or a melodic song. When…