by Whitey | Aug 12, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
Josiah’s reforms lead the people back to worshiping the Lord. But God did not prevent them from experiencing the consequences of their generations of sin. God is gracious. God forgives. And in Christ we can be certain of our salvation. But we...
by Whitey | Aug 9, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
The first thing that stands out to me about this passage is that it seems like they found the Book of the Law completely by accident. They were cleaning up the temple and just happened to stumble upon it. They’d neglected God’s Word for so long that...
by Whitey | Aug 5, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
“…Therefore pray for the remnant that still survives.” (v. 5) When I see some of the things some of my Japanese Christian friends have to deal with, and when I see how slow and seemingly unfruitful ministry in Japan can be, I’m reminded of the...
by Whitey | Aug 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Rice Field, Osaka-Sayama-shi. 2011/08/03
by Whitey | Jul 31, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
In this passage we see Israel suffering the consequences of their sins, as they are defeated by Assyria and taken into exile. Sometimes when we read the Old Testament, God’s judgements seem really harsh. However, this passage makes it clear that He had warned...
by Whitey | Jul 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Yukata Couple I spotted this cute couple on the way to see the fireworks in Toyota this evening. Shot, edited and uploaded from my iPhone, 7/31/2011.
