By Michael C. Mack 1. Have you ever been criticized, ridiculed, or muzzled for speaking the truth? If so, what happened? Read Micah 2:4-11. 2. God’s people had received great blessings and privileges. In what ways did they reject the responsibilities and accountability that went along with that? 3. How did the people misunderstand the […]
By David Faust In his classic book, Knowing God, J. I. Packer wrote, “Disregard the study of God, and you sentence yourself to stumble and blunder through life blindfolded, as it were, with no sense of direction and no understanding of what surrounds you.” How do we view God? Some deny his existence altogether (atheists) […]
By Emily Hill Do you ever notice how we don’t want to hear the advice that’s best for us? We’d rather keep doing what we know how to do or stay comfortable living life the way we always have. That’s what this passage reminds me of when the Israelites don’t want to hear what the […]
By Sam E. Stone During this month we will focus attention on another of the “minor prophets”—Micah. He lived during the time of the divided kingdom. Some of the tribes of Israel had broken away from the northern kingdom, with its capital in Samaria. The southern kingdom continued to be headquartered in Jerusalem. Micah was […]
By Charlie W. Starr I use the phrase “almost wholesome” in my title in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. Today’s TV writers are seldom going to give us a TV series which we will completely agree with, show after show. Their agendas will creep in, their ideas will be far from ours, and they may include attacks […]
