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Three Pastoral Functions Seen In Three Biblical Servants

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<Sermon I gave at Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary on April 29> Please open your Bibles to II Kings 5. Part of the story was read earlier. I would like to recount it in my own words. The story starts in Israel. A young girl... I am going to call her Nachah... because... well why not? …

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The Curses— A Reflective Story

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I wrote a story, a midrash of sorts based on II Kings 2:23-25 --- the story of Elisha and the bears. He was a man among men– gone now or so they say. Some said he was sucked up in a gust of wind some said he was taken off by horses into the clouds. …

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