Pastoral Musings Thoughts, essays, and miscellanea…

1Samuel 19:1-21 Rest Elijah had just experienced an amazing victory in which God had demonstrated His power by raining fire from the sky in response to Elijah’s prayer. Baal, who was being worshiped by Israel at that time, had failed to do so. Though Elijah was in the minority, he was bold in his victory ...

Spiritual Depression: Disappointment “Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. ” (Proverbs 13:12, KJV) Disappointment is often hurtful. How often have we made plans only to have them dashed to pieces due to unforeseen circumstances? Sometimes those plans were so very important to us that ...