This is what the whole Jericho story is about. The idea of marching around the city and then shouting is designed to make them look ridiculous. It's not us--it's Jesus. God directs Joshua that it's time for His people to enter the promised land.

The idea of success in this passage in Joshua is about the wise life. If you spend time in the Bible, it shapes your mind and heart, and enables you to have the wisdom to live your life as it was designed to be lived. You'll be living life along the Designer's instructions as you soak yourself in God's Word.

The idea of success in this passage in Joshua is about the wise life. If you spend time in the Bible, it shapes your mind and heart, and enables you to have the wisdom to live your life as it was designed to be lived. You'll be living life along the Designer's instructions as you soak yourself in God's Word.

Moses' face when he saw the glory of God at Mount Horeb was shining, and yet it repelled people. The law came through Moses. Jesus' face after his transfiguration was shining too, and yet it attracted people. Grace and truth come through Jesus Christ.

Moses' face when he saw the glory of God at Mount Horeb was shining, and yet it repelled people. The law came through Moses. Jesus' face after his transfiguration was shining too, and yet it attracted people. Grace and truth come through Jesus Christ.

This triad of virtues: faith, hope, and love--why is the greatest of these love? Because in heaven there will be no need for faith because we'll see Him, and there will be no need for hope because hope will have been fulfilled; all that is left is love. Heaven is a world of love--beautiful, real, possible, filled with grace, and offered to us.

This triad of virtues: faith, hope, and love--why is the greatest of these love? Because in heaven there will be no need for faith because we'll see Him, and there will be no need for hope because hope will have been fulfilled; all that is left is love. Heaven is a world of love--beautiful, real, possible, filled with grace, and offered to us.

We may meet Christians who worship differently than we do, who look different, who have a different language and culture--and yet we're one. When you meet a Christian, you know you're one in spirit. There's a mission purpose to this unity.

We may meet Christians who worship differently than we do, who look different, who have a different language and culture--and yet we're one. When you meet a Christian, you know you're one in spirit. There's a mission purpose to this unity.

One of the most mistaken teachings of today is to say that we can make people more moral or make them behave in a way that we approve of. But all that happens is that people outside the church feel annoyed that we are dictating to them how they should behave. It doesn't work, because God must do it. Only God can bring holiness.