THREE STORIES

“Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon—his other name) and his army got an early start and went as far as the spring of Harod. The armies of Midian were camped north of them, down in the valley beside the hill of Moreh. The Lord then said to Gideon, ‘There are too many of you! I can’t let all of you fight the Midianites, for then the people of Israel will boast to me that they saved themselves by...

TWO YARD WORK STORIES

“Samuel said, “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Obedience is better than sacrifice, a listening ear than the fat of rams. (I Samuel 15:22 Modern English Version) Story One: As a lad, I was told to go out and cut the lawn and do the related yard work. We did not have a power mower, and the cyclical mower we used - it was...