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Showing posts with label Philistines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philistines. Show all posts
Friday, July 13, 2018
Not conquering the Philistines
Joshua 13:1 Now Joshua was old and well advanced in years. Yahweh said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed. 13:2a “This is the land that still remains: all the regions of the Philistines … (World English Bible, public domain.)
From my daily Bible reading plan for today.
I guess I'd seen this before, but don't remember it. Joshua and the Israelites were supposed to have conquered other nations, including the Philistines, but they didn't defeat them all. The Philistines were a nuisance to them for quite a while afterward -- think Goliath, as one example, and Delilah as another -- because they hadn't wiped them out, as they should have. Goliath was in the time of David and Saul. By this time, the Israelites had gone through several judges, and had been conquered more than once by other nations, until, each time, they repented of their idolatrous ways.
What have I not conquered, with God's help, that I should have, which is giving me problems?
Thanks for reading.
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Sunspots 584
Things I have recently spotted that may
be of interest to someone else:
Christianity: “A man cannot live one hour a godly life unless by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Andrew Murray, Absolute Surrender, public domain.
Ken Schenck has a post (which does not refer to any particular person or situation) on the pitfalls that may beset church leaders.
Schenck also has an important post on issues Christians disagree on.
A Relevant writer says that it's no wonder that pastors of mega-churches often fall spectacularly, explains why, and says that it's also the fault of the rest of that church.
Relevant says that more Christians were killed for their faith last year than in any year in modern history.
Education: (And computing) NPR reports that students who use computers (and tablets) in college classrooms get somewhat lower grades on tests. (The test grading was automated, so there wasn't teacher bias during grading.)
Health: Listverse reports on 10 facts about the human skeleton.
Wired reports that experiencing racism threatens health.
History: Archaeologists are learning more about the Philistines (Goliath and Delilah were Philistines), but still don't know where they came from, according to National Public Radio.
Do you think that pink has always been a girl's color? Think again.
Politics: Wired says that some areas are un-paving roads, as a way of saving money, and of making terrible paved roads into not-so-bad un-paved ones.
Relevant says that the new UK Prime Minister is a committed Christian. God help her.
Image source (public domain)
Christianity: “A man cannot live one hour a godly life unless by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Andrew Murray, Absolute Surrender, public domain.
Ken Schenck has a post (which does not refer to any particular person or situation) on the pitfalls that may beset church leaders.
Schenck also has an important post on issues Christians disagree on.
A Relevant writer says that it's no wonder that pastors of mega-churches often fall spectacularly, explains why, and says that it's also the fault of the rest of that church.
Relevant says that more Christians were killed for their faith last year than in any year in modern history.
Education: (And computing) NPR reports that students who use computers (and tablets) in college classrooms get somewhat lower grades on tests. (The test grading was automated, so there wasn't teacher bias during grading.)
Health: Listverse reports on 10 facts about the human skeleton.
Wired reports that experiencing racism threatens health.
History: Archaeologists are learning more about the Philistines (Goliath and Delilah were Philistines), but still don't know where they came from, according to National Public Radio.
Do you think that pink has always been a girl's color? Think again.
Politics: Wired says that some areas are un-paving roads, as a way of saving money, and of making terrible paved roads into not-so-bad un-paved ones.
Relevant says that the new UK Prime Minister is a committed Christian. God help her.
Image source (public domain)
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