By Mike Riley

In Psalm 20:7-11, the Psalmist writes: “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. the statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.”

The following is an excerpt of F. LaGard Smith’s take on the deportation of the Jews and the relevancy of the book of Job as written in The Daily Bible In Chronological Order 365 Daily Readings.

We were reading Ezekiel 34 this week.  The chapter addresses the self-seeking Jewish leaders who did not care for the flock.  God promises to rectify it by sending a new shepherd, His Son.  In this time of out of control, self-seeking politicians, it was encouraging.  Enjoy the excerpts.

By Mike Riley

After completing many years as a journalist, Arthur Brisbane was offered six months of paid vacation time by William Randolph Hearst, the publisher of the San Francisco Examiner. Brisbane refused to accept the kind offer because of two reasons. He said, “If I quit writing my newspaper column for six months, it might affect the circulation of the newspaper. The second reason is that it might not affect the circulation of the newspaper.”