The year was 2001. The World Trade Center Towers had imploded. Everything happened so fast. The National Guards surrounded and blockaded Ground Zero. No one really knew what happened. No one could get in or get out of…  Continue reading...

The story of Noah does not end on a positive note, “Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard. He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent.” Genesis 9:20-21 Noah got drunk. The…  Continue reading...

Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him,  “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you,…” Genesis 9:8 We have seen that Noah was a man of destiny who had a call from God. He also lived a…  Continue reading...

In the previous chapter, I explained that the last four essentials deal more with how to live life after the storm has passed. It's one thing to live in the storm and survive it, and it is a totally different matter to rebuild…  Continue reading...

The first six essentials we have been looking at, all pertain to what we need when we find ourselves battling a storm. These last four essentials deal with what we need to have after the storm has passed and all that is left…  Continue reading...

It took forty days from the time the rains came to the day it stopped (Gen. 7;12). From the time it stopped, the waters prevailed from its peak for as much as one hundred and fifty days (Gen. 7:24). After reaching its peak…  Continue reading...

The word ark comes from the Hebrew word: “tebah” which means something more than a boat. It means a repository, “ a place where things can be stored for safety and preservation. Given this definition, there is a big difference…  Continue reading...

Noah Webster (whose namesake is the man who weathered history's worst storm) has a way with words. He is the author of the 1828 Dictionary of the English Language. It has been a good guide for me when I study the etymology…  Continue reading...

Noah lived in a different time and season where wickedness and evil ruled the hearts of the majority of people. Everywhere you turned it was there, staring you in the face. ”The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great…  Continue reading...

There is a strong connection between destiny, our topic last week and calling. Think of destiny as the big picture of where your life is taking you. And think of calling as the specifics of how to arrive at that destination. When…  Continue reading...