Amos 1
Amos 1 reminds me of the old grizzled boxing coach in the Rocky movies. He had seen the great ones fall and potential squandered. He
March 7, 2014
Amos 1 reminds me of the old grizzled boxing coach in the Rocky movies. He had seen the great ones fall and potential squandered. He
Amos 2 continues the assessments of the competing nations from the previous chapter. I picture the prophet Amos as the experienced evaluator of talent in
Amos 3 reminds me of a mom we once knew. She was sweet and kind and did not like the idea of harsh punishment for
Amos 4 reminds me of weigh-ins for wrestling. This was the moment before a match when you stood on a scale to confirm you were
Amos 5 reminds me of the classic movie lines used repeatedly throughout the “Terminator” series; “Come with me if you want to live”. At the
Amos 6 reminds me of the proverb, “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18). Almost universally, the biggest errors we
Amos 7 reminds me of a simple carpenter’s tool called a level. It is used to measure the perfect horizontal or vertical needed for construction.
Amos 8 reminds me how much I love summer. I love warm weather, and the beach; I love long daylight hours and fresh fruit from
Amos 9 reminds me that sometimes in life we are shaken down to our foundation. Very often, in those times, we are presented with a