by Steve Reeves Joshua 7 begins with an ominous word—But. The first six chapters of Joshua describe victory after victory, but now Israel experiences defeat. The disobedience of one man led to the defeat of Joshua’s troops. Joshua sent spies to Ai, who returned with the report that it would not be necessary to send […]
by Steve Reeves Everybody has faith in something. Even an atheist has faith in his own reason. Hebrews 11:30 says, “By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.” Hindering Faith So . . . what’s holding you back? What’s your Jericho? Jericho was the oldest city […]
by Steve Reeves The city of Jericho was protected by a great wall. Inside the walls of Jericho lived a woman named Rahab who was used by God to protect his people. Rahab was a prostitute. With her help the spies of Joshua were able to go undetected and obtain vital data in order to […]
by Steve Reeves Twenty seven years ago my wife gave birth in a hallway between the labor and the delivery rooms. Birth is a time of transition. That baby born in 1984 is now serving in full-time ministry with the same congregation I serve. In Joshua 1, Moses’ leadership gives way to the leadership of […]
by Steve Reeves After facing bankruptcy, Ulysses S. Grant sold firewood on street corners to make ends meet. When war broke out, his application to join the army was rejected. He finally took a job selling bread to the army. He was an unlikely candidate to become the leader of the Union Army and President […]
