February 26, 2024
My last reflection was about how God sent an angel to speak with Gideon, and how their conversation began with some startling words about Gideon’s strength. The discussion continues with a back-and-...
February 18, 2024
Last week we learned about Israel’s feeling of utter devastation from being continually assaulted by their current rulers. They are at the low point in the cycle, and God identifies Gideon and...
February 11, 2024
In last week’s reflection, I laid out the full cycle of Israel and God’s interaction during the time of the judges. Now we’ll begin to look at individual judges, beginning with Gideon. But first,...
February 4, 2024
My last reflection focused on how the Israelites suffered because they turned away from God. It is one part of a cycle, and we see the fullness of the pattern here:Then the Lord raised up judges, who...
January 28, 2024
In last week’s reflection, we see that Israel angered God by forgetting their covenant with Him and worshipping other gods. Now we see the consequences of Israel’s disobedience:So the anger of the ...
January 22, 2024
Last week’s reflection focused on how Israel was becoming separated from God by forgetting God’s expectations, lessons, and values. We see the detachment deepen in the next verse, as Israel begins to...
January 15, 2024
As we begin to study the Book of Judges, we see a period of time, after Joshua’s death, when Israel repeatedly disappoints God. Chapter two describes the beginning of this separation:…And there arose...
January 7, 2024
Welcome to my Faith & Family Business Reflections for 2024. Over the last three years, I’ve written about Jacob and Esau, reflected on the Book of Proverbs, studied David, and offered 24...
December 24, 2023
Life in a family business is full of instances to give thanks for God’s gifts and to ask for His help, to recall the contributions of the people around and before us, and to acknowledge and forgive...
December 12, 2023
Think of your own family, or families you know, where someone has cut ties. The pain people feel in not seeing or connecting with their children, siblings, parents, grandparents, or grandkids can be...