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January
- 1st.: Moving God in our Lives
- 2nd.: Into the Lord’s Ears
- 3rd.: First, Ask the Lord
- 4th.: Heal the People
- 5th.: It is Easy to Drift from the Lord
- 6th.: God Likes a Broken Heart
- 7th.: Nehemiah's Heart-Wrenched Prayer
- 8th.: Remind God of His Word
- 9th.: In the Spur of the Moment
- 10th.: Keep turning to God
- 11th.: Turn Your Attention to the Lord
- 12th.: God shall help Widows and Orphans
- 13th.: It may take a while
- 14th.: By how you word it (Matthew)
- 15th.: By how you word it (Mark)
- 16th.: By how you word it (Practicum)
- 17th.: Forsake not thy Friends
- 18th.: God’s command can be changed
- 19th.: Nevertheless, God’s will be done
- 20th.: A little give and a little take
- 21st.: Abraham, Hagar, & Sarai’s plan
- 22nd.: Lot's Ill Advised Prayer
- 23rd.: When We All Pray
- 24th.: Don’t be too late to ask
- 25th.: Be Rich Toward God
- 26th.: Make time for Jesus
- 27th.: How Not to Pray
- 28th.: Sometimes the Answer is ‘No’.
- 29th.: If my people, which are called… part 1
- 30th.: If my people, which are called… part 2
- 31st.: Psalm 40
February
- 1st.: Adam’s First Recorded Words
- 2nd.: You Can Run, but You Cannot Hide
- 3rd.: Eve’s Loneliness
- 4th.: Cain’s protection
- 5th.: They called upon the name of the Lord
- 6th.: Enoch’s Fellowship with God
- 7th.: Noah’s Righteousness
- 8th.: Abram, the First Conversations
- 9th.: When Abram’s Faith Waivered
- 10th.: A Faith driven by Love
- 11th.: A Sign for Inheriting the Land
- 12th.: God heard Hagar’s plight
- 13th.: Abram’s lingering doubts
- 14th.: Abraham’s hospitality
- 15th.: Sarah’s laughter
- 16th.: Abraham’s Countdown, Part I
- 17th.: Abraham’s Countdown, Part II
- 18th.: Abraham’s Countdown, Part III
- 19th.: Abimelech’s Defense
- 20th.: Abraham’s prayer for Abimelech
- 21st.: Hagar revisited
- 22nd.: Abraham, ‘Hi God’
- 23rd.: The Sacrifice of Isaac
- 24th.: Finding Isaac’s Wife, part 1
- 25th.: Finding Isaac’s wife, part 2
- 26th.: Isaac & Rebekah, “We can’t have kids!”
- 27th.: Rebekah’s pregnancy
- 28th: Isaac’s Lie
- 29th. Isaac's Well
March
- 1st.: Jacob’s vow
- 2nd.: Laban: Dead to God
- 3rd.: Help me from brother Esau
- 4th.: Jacob’s New Name
- 5th.: What is your name?
- 6th.: Why Dinah?
- 7th.: Jacob’s altar and pillar
- 8th.: Dreams, Joseph & God
- 9th.: God identifies with Jacob
- 10th.: The Egyptian bondage of Israel
- 11th.: Moses: The Commissioning
- 12th.: Moses’ 1st Response to his Commission
- 13th.: Moses’ 2nd Response to his Commission
- 14th.: Moses’ 3rd Response to his Commission
- 15th.: Moses’ 4th Response to his Commission
- 16th.: Moses’ 5th Response to his Commission
- 17th.: The Message to Israel and Egypt
- 18th.: Moses: How?
- 19th.: Moses: Through the Plagues
- 20th.: The Horse & Rider thrown into the Sea!
- 21st.: Why do you cry to me?
- 22nd.: What, bitter water?
- 23rd.: No food in the wilderness of Sin, part 1
- 24th.: No food in the wilderness of Sin, part 2
- 25th.: Some People Just Never Learn
- 26th.: Meeting the Lord
- 27th.: Lest they break through
- 28th.: Meanwhile, back in the camp
- 29th.: Moses: Please God, No!
- 30th.: Moses: Let me quit
- 31st.: They that seek the Lord
April
- 1st.: Face to Face with God
- 2nd.: Moses’ personal questions to God, p1
- 3rd.: Moses’ personal questions to God, p2
- 4th.: Moses’ personal questions to God, p3
- 5th.: God’s Favour
- 6th.: Moses: and the Glory of God
- 7th.: For my sake, Lord
- 8th.: God’s glory can rub off on us
- 9th.: Nadab & Abihu
- 10th.: Ask the Lord for the Hard Judgements
- 11th.: When Kids are Always in Trouble
- 12th.: Ingratitude
- 13th.: Identify & List Your Concerns, Part 1
- 14th.: Identify & List Your Concerns, Part 2
- 15th.: Identify & List Your Concerns, Part 3
- 16th.: Identify & List Your Concerns, Part 4
- 17th.: Identify & List Your Concerns, Part 5
- 18th.: Ever Ready to Pray
- 19th.: But, There are Giants in the Land
- 20th.: The Egyptian’s will hear: Part 1
- 21st.: The Egyptian’s will hear: Part 2
- 22nd.: Speaking ‘God Talk’ does not help
- 23rd.: Difficult Decisions
- 24th.: Korah’s conspiracy: part 1
- 25th.: Korah’s conspiracy: part 2
- 26th.: God’s special smoke screen
- 27th.: Just come to the Lord
- 28th.: At Hormah
- 29th.: Spoiled brats
- 30th.: The Brass Serpent
May
- 1st.: Balak, It is a spiritual battle
- 2nd.: Balaam’s first inquiry
- 3rd.: Psst. Balak, You can’t buy God’s favor
- 4th.: Balaam’s Second Inquiry
- 5th.: Balaam and the angel of the Lord part1
- 6th.: Balaam and the angel of the Lord part2
- 7th.: Balaam and the blessing
- 8th.: Balaam’s counsel to the Moabites
- 9th.: Passing the baton of leadership
- 10th: Joshua’s access to God
- 11th.: Look out not just for yourselves
- 12th.: Yes, No, Maybe, or Wait
- 13th.: God is always listening
- 14th.: Beware that thou forget not the Lord
- 15th.: Speak not in your heart
- 16th.: A God ordained prayer
- 17th.: A Prescribed National Prayer
- 18th.: Reporting in to the Lord
- 19th.: Examine Ourselves
- 20th.: God’s Promises
- 21st.: Rahab’s Turning to God
- 22nd.: Rahab’s Extended Family
- 23rd.: Learn to Recognize God's Voice
- 24th.: See What You Get for not Asking
- 25th.: Joshua Did Not Consider
- 26th.: A Second Lesson from Ai
- 27th.: People are Not Always as They Seem
- 28th.: Stand still, Sun and Moon
- 29th.: Caleb, ‘Please’
- 30th.: The Complaint of Joseph’s Children
- 31st.: The East Side Altar
June
- 1st.: Character Building
- 2nd.: Why Have You Made treaties?
- 3rd.: Successive Waves of Pain
- 4th.: Barak’s Conditional Response
- 5th.: Deborah and Barak’s song
- 6th.: In time of affliction, ‘Cry out to the Lord’
- 7th.: Gideon: Where be the Lord’s miracles?
- 8th.: Gideon’s Commissioning
- 9th.: Gideon and the Burnt Offering
- 10th.: Gideon’s Peace
- 11th.: Gideon’s Wet Fleece
- 12th.: Gideon’s Dry Fleece
- 13th.: Gideon - The Enemy’s Prophecy
- 14th.: Gideon: After the Days of Glory
- 15th.: Abimelech and the Men of Shechem
- 16th.: It Took Longer This Time
- 17th.: Jephthah and his Daughter
- 18th.: Manoah shall have a boy, Samson
- 19th.: Samson, “Where’s the water?”
- 20th.: Samson, “Help Lord!”
- 21st.: Manoah: How to Handle Little Samson?
- 22nd.: You Took My Gods!
- 23rd.: “Hand them over!”; “No!!”
- 24th.: Oops, one tribe is lacking
- 25th.: Ruth
- 26th.: Hannah: “Please give me a son!!!!”
- 27th.: Why so long Hannah?
- 28th.: Hannah’s request
- 29th.: Hannah is Still Misunderstood
- 30th.: Hannah’s response to the high priest
July
- 1st.: Hannah's Peace
- 2nd.: Hannah’s Eloquent Thanks - Intro
- 3rd.: Hannah’s Eloquent Thanks - Entirety
- 4th.: Hannah’s Eloquent Thanks - Rejoicing
- 5th.: Hannah’s Eloquent Thanks – As with a Friend
- 6th.: Hannah’s Eloquent Thanks – Death into Life
- 7th.: Hannah’s Eloquent Thanks - Made Rich
- 8th.: Hannah’s Eloquent Thanks - Judgement
- 9th.: Samuel first hears the Lord
- 10th.: Eli’s Response to the Judgement
- 11th.: Philistines 1, Israel 0
- 12th.: Philistines 2, Israel 0; God 5, Philistines 0
- 13th.: The Men of Bethshemesh
- 14th.: Samuel’s Rapport with the Lord
- 15th.: We Want a King – Like Everyone Else
- 16th.: … Like everyone else
- 17th.: Where are the Donkeys?
- 18th.: Where is Saul?
- 19th.: Saul and the Spirit of God
- 20th.: The duplicity of the people
- 21st.: Leaders Must Pray
- 22nd.: Don’t do it Saul
- 23rd.: Samuel’s rebuke to Saul’s burnt offering
- 24th.: Saul Still did not Get his Answer
- 25th.: Saul’s First Altar
- 26th.: When God didn’t answer Saul, part1
- 27th.: When God didn’t answer Saul, part 2
- 28th.: Saul’s Second Chance
- 29th.: Samuel’s Rebuke to Saul
- 30th.: Saul Passes Blame
- 31st.: Saul’s Request for Pardon
August
- 1st.: Saul’s Valid Point
- 2nd.: Saul, A ‘What if’ Prayer
- 3rd.: Samuel’s Lamentation for Saul
- 4th.: But Saul will Kill Me!
- 5th.: Samuel, Eliab, and teaching moments
- 6th.: An Intro to David’s Prayers
- 7th.: Psalm 59, Part 1, I have Done no Wrong
- 8th.: Psalm 59, Part 2, Look at What They Do
- 9th.: Psalm 59, Part 3, For Their Pride
- 10th.: Psalm 59, Part 4, Finale
- 11th.: Psalm 57, In the shadow of thy wings
- 12th.: Psalm 57, Listing the Problems
- 13th.: Psalm 57, Praise the Lord – At All Times
- 14th.: Psalm 142, Audible prayers
- 15th.: Psalm 142, You can turn to God
- 16th.: Psalm 142, Closing Pleas for help
- 17th.: Psalm 54, The Ziphites, part 1
- 18th.: The Ziphites, part 2
- 19th.: Psalm 54, The Ziphites, Part 3
- 20th.: Psalm 26, That ye might walk worthy
- 21st.: Psalm 26, Bless the Lord, O my soul
- 22nd.: Psalm 8, Pondering God’s Splendor
- 23rd.: Psalm 8, Pondering Man’s Stature
- 24th.: Psalm 8, Pondering Man’s Honor
- 25th.: Psalm 119, Thy Word, Hope
- 26th.: Get God’s assurance
- 27th.: Verify Intell. briefings with the Lord
- 28th.: Esau Missed It
- 29th.: Esau Sought for the Blessing with Tears
- 30th.: And if you get Silence
- 31st.: Saul, the Familiar Spirit, and God’s Mercy
September
- 1st.: Delayed Fulfillment of Promise
- 2nd.: Impossible
- 3rd.: The Righteous shall be Glad in the Lord
- 4th.: Where Shall I go Next?
- 5th.: Pray Without Ceasing
- 6th.: Be Alert to the Lord
- 7th.: King David and the Mulberry Trees
- 8th.: When King David did not Pray
- 9th.: Giving Thanks to God
- 10th.: A Strained Rapport
- 11th.: Sometimes the Answer is: “No!”
- 12th.: David, Ammon, and Absalom
- 13th.: David, Absalom & Ahithophel
- 14th.: It is Good to Ask
- 15th.: If They had only Known
- 16th.: When Prompted by Others
- 17th.: Not Totally Innocent
- 18th.: Lord, You Pick
- 19th.: The Lord Came to Solomon
- 20th.: The Temple Dedication
- 21st.: The Wisdom that Eluded Solomon
- 22nd.: Do what the Lord tells YOU to do
- 23rd.: Jabez
- 24th.: Asa
- 25th.: Elijah’s Prayer for the Widow’s Son
- 26th.: Elijah’s Flight
- 27th.: Elijah’s Enlightenment
- 28th.: Elijah’s Growing Trust in the Lord
- 29th.: Elisha’s Request
- 30th.: Vain Repetitions
October
- 1st.: But, But, I am a Little Kid.
- 2nd.: I see a …
- 3rd.: The Frustrations of God’s Heart
- 4th.: The Prophet Jeremiah is Unnerved
- 5th.: Jeremiah’s Purpose
- 6th.: How to Warn my People?
- 7th.: Heavenly and Global Fears
- 8th.: Have Mercy upon Me, O Lord
- 9th.: The Priests of Anathoth
- 10th.: If the Footman Wearied Thee ...
- 11th.: Drought in Judah, Part 1
- 12th.: Drought in Judah, part 2
- 13th.: Jeremiah’s Intercession, part I
- 14th.: Jeremiah’s Intercession, part 2
- 15th.: Jeremiah’s Intercession, part 3
- 16th.: Jeremiah’s Intercession
- 17th.: This is Hard
- 18th.: Here Come the Gentiles
- 19th.: Let Your Enemies be dismayed
- 20th.: Get Them, Lord
- 21st.: Let Me See Thy Vengeance
- 22nd.: King Zedekiah
- 23rd.: Real Estate Purchase
- 24th.: All the People Praise Thee
- 25th.: The Rechabites
- 26th.: I Don’t Want to Hear It.
- 27th.: It Won’t Happen to Me’
- 28th.: The Pretenders
- 29th.: We Won't Listen to God
- 30th.: The People, and the Queen of Heaven
- 31st.: Baruch, the Son of Neriah
November
- 1st.: Fasting
- 2nd.: Jehoshaphat’s Prayer for Help, Part 1
- 3rd.: Jehoshaphat’s Prayer for Help, Part2
- 4th.: Jehoshaphat’s Business Deal
- 5th.: Naaman the Leper
- 6th.: King Josiah
- 7th.: Daniel to the Rescue
- 8th.: Ezra, “Please protect us.”
- 9th.: I Feel Ashamed.
- 10th.: Please Forgive Us
- 11th.: Please Stop
- 12th.: Please Stop, part 2
- 13th.: Please Do Not Condemn Me
- 14th.: Please Do Not Condemn Me, Part 2
- 15th.: God's Goodness
- 16th.: Let God Know that we are Suffering
- 17th.: Why are You Slow to Answer
- 18th.: God's Perspective
- 19th.: Job Yields
- 20th.: Isaiah’s Answer
- 21st.: Praise the Lord
- 22nd.: What is Special to You, Lord?
- 23rd.: We are Sinners
- 24th.: Idols in the Heart, Pt1
- 25th.: Idols in the Heart, Part 2
- 26th.: Jonah Runs
- 27th.: Jonah Does Not Understand
- 28th.: God, Why Do You Allow Evil?
- 29th.: Why the Chaldeans?
- 30th.: Be Merciful Lord
December
- 1st.: Feed Thy People
- 2nd.: Praise God
- 3rd.: The Lord’s Prayer - Our Father
- 4th.: The Lord’s Prayer, Bread
- 5th.: The Lord’s Prayer: Forgiveness
- 6th.: The Lord’s Prayer, Temptation
- 7th.: Nicodemus’ Searching
- 8th.: The Samaritan Woman’s Thirst
- 9th.: ‘Buying in’ to our Request
- 10th.: Jesus’ Intercessory Prayer
- 11th.: Are You the One?
- 12th.: Choosing the Apostles
- 13th.: Be Thankful
- 14th.: The Whole Church Needs to Pray
- 15th.: The Lunatic Boy and Unbelief, part 1
- 16th.: The Lunatic Boy and Unbelief, part 2
- 17th.: Inquiring into Biblical Doctrines
- 18th.: Ananias and Sapphira
- 19th.: Husbands, be Right with Your Wives
- 20th.: Guard against Counterfeit Answers
- 21st.: Bartimaeus, Son of Timaeus
- 22nd.: It is Easy to be Distracted
- 23rd.: Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God
- 24th.: Casting Down Strongholds
- 25th.: Sometimes Life is Just Hard
- 26th.: What is Your Motive?
- 27th.: Here a Little, There a Little
- 28th.: Can We Ask for Too Much?
- 29th.: Disbelief
- 30th.: Pray Ye the Lord of the Harvest
- 31st.: One Liners
Why I am Not a Christian
- WHY I AM NOT A CHRISTIAN TITLE PAGE
- PREFACE
- WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN
- THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
- FIRST CAUSE
- THE NATURAL LAW ARGUMENT
- THE ARGUMENT FROM DESIGN
- THE MORAL ARGUMENTS FOR DEITY
- THE ARGUMENT FOR THE REMEDYING OF INJUSTICE
- THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST
- DEFECTS IN CHRIST'S TEACHING
- THE MORAL PROBLEM
- THE EMOTIONAL FACTOR & FEAR, THE FOUNDATION OF RELIGION
- HOW THE CHURCHES HAVE RETARDED PROGRESS
- WHAT MUST WE DO
Six Day Creation
Miscellaneous Topics