by Dr Delron Shirley | Dec 31, 2019 | Meditations
As Christians, we often have the simplistic opinion that we live by the New Testament and the Jews live by the Old Testament. However, if you were to investigate the Jewish faith, you would discover that their beliefs and practices are not actually formulated from the...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Nov 27, 2019 | Meditations
In the only line I remember from the Christmas special of a long-forgotten sitcom, a Jewish lady who was trying to adjust to the Christian-dominated society made a statement about something which had to do with one of our holiday customs. Because Hanukah — the...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Oct 28, 2019 | Meditations
Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. (Psalm 39:5) In this psalm, David reminded himself of the brevity of man’s life and summed up his thoughts with...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Sep 30, 2019 | Meditations
Although King David left an indelible impact on all of human destiny, we can see that he essentially “missed the boat” in one specific area of influence where he should have focused his attention. In this one arena of life — his parenting skills, well actually,...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Aug 31, 2019 | Meditations
At the height of his career as Israel’s second king, David desired to build a monument to the God who had so spectacularly blessed him. When David presented his plan to build a temple in Jerusalem to his spiritual advisor Nathan, the Lord’s response came that David...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Jul 31, 2019 | Meditations
Did you ever realize that no one was watching when David slew the lion and the bear, but the whole world watched when he killed Goliath? While the rest of the army of Israel trembled for forty days without even trying to fight, David “stepped up to the plate” and did...
