Israel never actually abandoned the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Their problem was not replacing Yahweh with other Canaanite gods. Their problem was setting other gods beside him. Yahweh remained their national deity, the one on whom they called when it came to war and threats from enemies.
Leaves Toward the Sun
I sat at my desk and looked over my computer screen. There sat a couple plants on the window sill, their leafy greens perked and pointed toward the glass like arms stretched wide toward an approaching loved one. It never ceases to amaze me. Plants not only need the sun; they seek him out. They … Continue reading Leaves Toward the Sun