Tag Archives: judges

FROM BAD TO WORSE—Part Two

Posted on June 6, 2025 by randscallawayffm

Nothing will unite a group of humans more quickly and effectively than a common cause with a common enemy!  No one, not even God’s church, is exempt.  We inquire of the Lord and then add to what He says to … Continue reading →

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TELL ME YOUR SECRET!

Posted on June 2, 2025 by randscallawayffm

How do you do that?  How did you get to where you are?  How can one person do what you do each day?  What is your secret?  We might not be a Samson, a person gifted with great physical strength; … Continue reading →

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THE SOURCE OF TRUE STRENTH!

Posted on May 31, 2025 by randscallawayffm

“Come, thou Fount of every blessing;tune my heart to sing thy grace;streams of mercy, never ceasing,call for songs of loudest praise.Teach me some melodious sonnet,sung by flaming tongues above;praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,mount of God’s unchanging love! Here … Continue reading →

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GOD’S STRENGTH REVEALED IN SAMSON

Posted on May 30, 2025 by randscallawayffm

We have seen or heard of extraordinary strength that suddenly rises within ordinary people at specific times when their loved ones are pinned under the weight of a vehicle,  heavy tree branches, or in other forms of dangerous situations that … Continue reading →

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WHY DIDN’T YOU CALL ME?

Posted on May 28, 2025 by randscallawayffm

The leaders of the tribe of Ephraim delivered a message to Jephthah with the same pride and anger they had shown to Gideon (See Judges 8:1). As before, these “separatists,” so to speak, wanted to share the glory of the … Continue reading →

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JEPHTHAH—THE REST OF THE STORY

Posted on May 27, 2025 by randscallawayffm

Jephthah was yet another unlikely candidate chosen to save Israel from the consequences of their own sins of betraying God in the worship of the gods of unbelievers.  He was the unwanted son of a prostitute and Gilead.  Gilead tried … Continue reading →

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TWO SPIRITS VIE FOR OUR FOCUS

Posted on May 22, 2025 by randscallawayffm

Believers are faced with two choices daily, even hourly. We must decide whose thoughts will lead us.  In fact, what thoughts are leading you right now? What is your first thought as you read this and question why we would … Continue reading →

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WHEN LESS IS MORE!

Posted on May 21, 2025 by randscallawayffm

Does the place you’re called to laborSeem so small and little known?Well, it is great if God is in itAnd He will not forsake His own Little is much when God is in itLabor not for wealth or fameThere’s a … Continue reading →

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UNCOMMON PATIENCE

Posted on May 20, 2025 by randscallawayffm

We are fallible, impatient, intolerant, sin-filled humans who worry and stew about every detail of life.  When faced with a new circumstance beyond our control and not on our radar we melt into a puddle of fear.  Those who know, … Continue reading →

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THIS IS MY STORY—THIS IS MY SONG!

Posted on May 19, 2025 by randscallawayffm

A poem or song, as we see throughout the Psalms of David and others who love the Lord and seek His will and His ways, isn’t something we can easily understand at first until we learn the story for the … Continue reading →

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