DAILY READING 1 Samuel 17:41-54 REFLECTION   Victory is Yours through the Name of the Lord By David Thompson Today's passage is a very familiar one. Every Sunday School child learns the story of David and Goliath. It is a story of a small weak boy standing up to a strong, 9 foot warrior. It is a story of the Lord sticking up for David and giving him the victory through his belief in God. So how do we look at this story in reference to our theme - "In the Shadow of the Cross?" You know there...

DAILY READING Galatians 3:10-14; Deuteronomy 21:23-24 REFLECTION The Book of the Law and Christianity - Revisited By Dave Thompson We are slaves to the law if we let ourselves be. The Book of the Law as an Old Testament set were the first five books of the Bible. They exist as a reminder of the historical law that the Jews had to follow, even up until today. They are very demanding as written, but then groups like the Pharisees and Sadducees took these laws and interpreted them into a very...

DAILY READING Hebrews 13:7 REFLECTION   Follow the Lamb By Diane Ward (Setting the Scene for Hebrews 13:7-8) Paul admonishes Timothy that there will be a time much like today; a time will come when men will not endure sound doctrine. According to their own desires they will turn their ears away from the truth and believe lies. Be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” (2 Timothy 4:3-4) “Be friendly with men of honor and stiff with...