Larry Coleman

Matthew 23:11 says, “But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.” My grandma told me a joke when I was a little boy. A pig farmer had a hired man. One of the sows had given birth to a litter of piglets. “Go see how many piglets were born,” said the farmer. […]

I Samuel 17:48 says, “And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army of the Philistine.” The phrase “time to run” could be used lightly; “it’s time to run,” or “we better get going before we are late.” It

I Samuel 2:27 states, “And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord…” As we look at this account, we see that this truly was a man of God. He made a prophecy and it came to pass. God even repeated this message through little Samuel. The

Judges 6:12 states, “And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.” I have heard it preached that Gideon was actually a coward because he was threshing wheat at night, and hiding from the Midianites. In this case, the angel was

Psalm 121:1 says, ”I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.” As a child I loved that song, “I’ve got a home in glory land, way beyond the blues.” I imagine this is referring to heaven—way beyond the blue skies. This past week, I was in Walla Walla, Washington

Deuteronomy 21:18-21 says, “If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him unto the

Deuteronomy 9:1&2 says, “Hear O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven, A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand

Leviticus 18:4&5 says, “Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein. I am the Lord your God…If a man do, he shall live in them…” Two little boys were sitting in Sunday school class when the teacher asked, “What is grey, has a bushy tail, and runs through the woods gathering

Genesis 6:9 says, “…Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.” We live in a generation in America that makes me wonder if we will survive. As long as we have technology we feel safe. If we found ourselves in a cave, hiding from nuclear fallout, the first

II Timothy 1:7 says, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” As a four-year-old little boy, I learned the meaning of an upward trail. Dad took Mom and I on a hike to a small mountain lake outside of Coeur d’Alene,