ELUL DAY 2 POINTS TO PONDER AND CONSIDER ON ELUL DAY 2 1. During this month of Elul, covering parts of August and September on the secular calandars, the world will also be observing Labor Day. Not that Labor Day and Elul have much of anything at all to do with one another, but can you see ... Read More about ELUL DAY 2
FLATTERY WILL TAKE YOU NOWHERE
FLATTERY WILL TAKE YOU NOWHERE There is an old saying, “flattery will get you everywhere.” We see in 2 Samuel Chapter 15 how that flattery would appear to be the modus operandi of Absalom. He was a man with a flattering tongue. Let’s take a bit of time to explore what the ... Read More about FLATTERY WILL TAKE YOU NOWHERE
ELUL 5786
ROSH CHODESH ELUL Photo by Anh Khac on Pexels.com Welcome to the season of Elul. Tomorrow we will participate in Rosh Chodesh Elul. At the sight of the new moon our minds and hearts begin to ponder this amazing new month. Actually though, Rosh Chodesh Elul brings us to more than ... Read More about ELUL 5786
GRANDPARENT’S CAMP SUMMER 2026
SUMMER OF 2026 Oh my goodness, is there anything more fun than gathering your grandchildren around and spending time together? We try to do so here every summer. Summer of 2026 was no exception. SPENDING LAZY TIME TOGETHER This year was a little different for us, in that we had to ... Read More about GRANDPARENT’S CAMP SUMMER 2026
ABSALOM’S TEST AND REBELLION
From time-to-time God will test us. Absalom’s bad feelings against David increased. Eventually this led to a test. David still paid little attention to Absalom, though he had pardoned him. Actually, David had finally allowed Absalom to see his face. He had kissed Absalom, then left him to ... Read More about ABSALOM’S TEST AND REBELLION
DAVID’S MERCY TOWARD ABSALOM
In our latest story of King David we have seen how King David's forgiveness of Absalom paints a reflective picture of our Heavenly Father's love and mercy. David's love for Absalom was so great he forgave him before he asked. On the other hand, most of us humans are more like Absalom. We want to ... Read More about DAVID’S MERCY TOWARD ABSALOM
GOD DEVISES A MEANS
GOD DEVISES A MEANS Meanwhile, the story of the problems of King David’s family continue. As promised, the sword has not vanished from David’s House. Absalom has murdered his half-brother. Now he is estranged from his family, David and Israel. It is known that he plotted the ... Read More about GOD DEVISES A MEANS