Category Archives: Christian Leadership

Water Shining Like Blood

Posted on January 5, 2015 by wamplerp

The next morning, about the time for offering the sacrifice, there it was—water flowing from the direction of Edom! And the land was filled with water.   Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come to fight against … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Trail #7 – Cave Dwellers

Posted on January 1, 2015 by wamplerp

Happy New Year! “The soul has eyes with which to see and ears with which to hear. Feeble they may be from long disuse, but by the life-giving touch of Christ alive now and capable of sharpest sight and most … Continue reading →

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A Double Portion of Spirit

Posted on December 31, 2014 by wamplerp

Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them walked on.   … Continue reading →

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Small Cloud – Big Rain

Posted on December 27, 2014 by wamplerp

And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and … Continue reading →

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He is God!

Posted on December 26, 2014 by wamplerp

Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” So they took the … Continue reading →

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Endless Oil and Flour

Posted on December 24, 2014 by wamplerp

Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Then the word of the Lord came to him: “Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have … Continue reading →

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Will God Really Dwell on the Earth?

Posted on December 19, 2014 by wamplerp

“But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built! Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord my God. Hear … Continue reading →

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Sprinkling Bowls

Posted on December 15, 2014 by wamplerp

He then made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin to go on each of the ten stands. He placed five of the stands on the south side of the temple and five … Continue reading →

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Tears – Samples of our Souls?

Posted on November 29, 2014 by wamplerp

But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went; his head was covered and he was barefoot. All the people with him covered their heads too and were weeping as they went up. Now David had been … Continue reading →

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Choosing Safety over a Sovereign God

Posted on November 14, 2014 by wamplerp

The Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek, and Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel. As the Philistine rulers marched with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were marching at the rear with Achish. The … Continue reading →

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