top of page



Gleanings from
Thistle Dew Farm
Search
Joshua and Jesus: What’s in a name?
Names have meanings that carry over when translated from one language to another. Jesus is the Greek translation of the Hebrew name...
jacarroll71
Apr 17, 2018
Good Intentions Gone Bad
Today’s reading: Joshua 22:1-24:33 When we make vows and commitments to the Lord, we need to be sure we are trusting Him for strength to...
jacarroll71
Mar 18, 2016
God’s Faithfulness to His Covenant and People
Today’s reading: Joshua 19:32-21:45 We can count on God to fulfill all His promises to us. Our Savior has triumphed over Satan and won...
jacarroll71
Mar 17, 2016
Godly Leadership: Wise and Fearless
Today’s reading: Joshua 16:1-19:31 Rare is the leader who is wise enough to see when his people need help and when they need to be...
jacarroll71
Mar 16, 2016
Equality and Inequality in God’s Economy
Today’s reading: Joshua 13:1-15:63 While today’s reading includes long lists of geographical locations and the territorial allotments...
jacarroll71
Mar 15, 2016
God Uses Sin for Good
Today’s reading: Joshua 10:1-12:24 How much time have you wasted lamenting your sin and past mistakes? In today’s reading, we have an...
jacarroll71
Mar 14, 2016
The Anatomy of Temptation
Today’s reading: Joshua 7:1-9:27 I once spoke to a men’s group on the subject “Things I learned the hard way”. One of the things most of...
jacarroll71
Mar 13, 2016
Godly Leadership: Giving Reassurance of His Presence
Today’s reading: Joshua 3:1-6:27 Secular leaders generally attempt to convince their followers of their own competence, intelligence, and...
jacarroll71
Mar 12, 2016
Characteristics of Godly Leadership
Today’s reading: Deuteronomy 32:48-Joshua 2:24 Today we complete our reading in the first five books of the Bible, the books of Moses,...
jacarroll71
Mar 11, 2016
Loving God and Enemies
Today’s reading: Joshua 23-24; Luke 6:27-49 11 Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God. Joshua 23:11 35 But love your...
jacarroll71
Mar 29, 2015
Hated, Excluded, Reviled, Spurned
Today’s reading: Joshua 21-22; Luke 6:1-26 24 No, but we did it from fear that in time to come your children might say to our children,...
jacarroll71
Mar 28, 2015
Old Wine; New Wine
Today’s reading: Joshua 19-20; Luke 5:17-39 9 These were the cities designated for all the people of Israel and for the stranger...
jacarroll71
Mar 27, 2015
bottom of page
