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A Character Study of Hannah
Elkanah had two wives—Hannah and Peninnah. The former was barren and the latter had children (1Sa 1:2). The latter also provoked Hannah because of her infertility, grieving her beyond comfort. Elkanah’s love for her and his gifts seemed to mean little to her. She only wanted a child. She was inconsolable, [...]

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A Character Study of Gideon
Gideon follows Deborah (Jdg 4:1-5:31) in the list of Judges. Our first encounter with Gideon (Jdg 6:11-8:35) has him involved in an agricultural pursuit that shows the need for “judgment” in Israel. He is covertly threshing wheat so the Midianite oppressors will not notice there is produce to confiscate. One may [...]

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A Character Study of Ehud
Eglon, the king of the Moabites “joined forces with the Ammonites and the Amalekites” (Jdg 3:13, CEV) in order to wage war with Israel. He was victorious and ruled Israel for 18 years (v14). Verse 12 tells us the reason for Israel’s downfall: the Lord saw fit to give them into [...]

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We’ve had so much rain lately that toadstools (or mushrooms or some kind of fungus) have been landing on lawns up and down the streets of Graham. I got on my belly with my 50mm fixed-focus AF f/1.8D Nikkor lens and took a few shots. I like this one. Click it for a larger view.

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