The Seizing of the Sword

Dear Ones: His name was Eleazar, and he was counted to be one of David’s “mighty men.”  The story is told in 2 Samuel 23, that Eleazar, apparently left alone in a battle with the Philistines, rose up, and “…smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword:  and…

First Things

Dear Ones: When I was a boy, and lived on a farm, we built wooden sleds that we would attach to the pulling harness of a mule.  The sleds were rather small, and we did not weigh much, so the mule had absolutely no trouble in pulling them.  Imagine if we changed out the mule,…

The Prayer of Time

We do not know when Moses wrote Psalm 90, or at what age he was.  What we do know is that he had thought the matter through concerning time (his time) and the eternity of God.  The conclusion he put into prayer…and this prayer he ordered, and used, as he sought from God the answers.…