Mar 26
There is one super important concept that is necessary in understanding the Bible. Without this concept the Bible is confusing and unable to be properly understood. Without this concept these topics are misunderstood. Why did God destroy the entire population with a flood? Why did God destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? Why did God require detailed …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.joshketchum.com/the-one-thing-you-must-understand-to-get-the-bible/
Mar 21
Change is extremely difficult. Consider this excerpt from the book Designed to Lead. “Roughly six hundred thousand people have heart bypass each year in the United States. These patients are told they must change. They must change their eating habits, must exercise, and quit smoking and drinking. If they do not, they will die. The …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.joshketchum.com/americas-hatred-for-personal-change/
Mar 15
Joseph’s brothers betrayal was legendary. They sold their own brother into slavery, which was actually a reprieve from their original intentions of murdering him. Now, some two decades later circumstances (in truth, the Lord’s providence) has brought them back together. The brothers have come to Egypt to get grain to survive during a terrible famine. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.joshketchum.com/rebuilding-trust/
Mar 07
She is a good sheep. She minds her business well and plays well with the herd. She had no family goals or desires to have a lamb of her own. She delayed it as long as she could, but eventually she succumbed to the temptation and ended up pregnant. It was a cold night in …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.joshketchum.com/a-lamb-parable-and-unwanted-babies/
Mar 05
Our feelings and emotions directly affect how we handle a given situation. We are not robots. We are emotional, living, changing beings. Each day is different and we often react differently to the same incident based on what emotions we are feeling that day. This happens with sin! Satan knows that our emotions and feelings …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.joshketchum.com/halt-sin-before-it-happens/
