Lesson 11: Living in the Land (Joshua 22)

One of my habits, which I believe is generally a good one, is that I am often thinking ahead. If I'm driving my car, I try to anticipate problems in the road ahead. If I'm walking in an area in which there might be danger, I consider what I will do if a problem arises. When I'm litigating a case, I always try to anticipate how the other side intends to argue. This habit has sometimes created problems, if only in my mind. If I come to the conclusion that someone wants to harm me, then I imagine what I will do in response. In 1 Timothy 6:4 the Bible discusses the person who creates problems based, among other things, on "evil suspicions." That is exactly how my mind works sometimes; I imagine problems where likely none exist. Our study this week shows that I'm not the only one who has to be careful about evil surmising. Let's leap into our study of the Bible and learn more!

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The Current Quarter’s Bible Studies on Joshua.

Lesson 10
The True Joshua
(Romans 5, Hebrews 3-4, Joshua 6)
Did you know that newspapers and popular magazines are written at a level that those with a seventh- grade education can read and understand? Why is that? My answer is that you use words that are s...
Lesson 9
Heirs of Promises, Prisoners
(Joshua 13, Genesis 15, Deuteronomy 30, Leviticus
One of the most controversial political issues of our day, and one that has existed for a long time, is the land dispute between Israel and the Palestinians. Should the Palestinians have a state of ...
Lesson 8
Giants of Faith: Joshua and C
(Numbers 13, Joshua 14, 15 & 19)
Do you have heroes in your life? I certainly do not have "hero worship," but there were two prominent men that I really liked.  One of them was U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The other was Christian p...
Lesson 7
Ultimate Loyalty: Worship in
(Matthew 6, Joshua 5 & 8)
Introduction: Top American universities such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Duke, Emory, and William & Mary all started out as religious institutions. Harvard and Yale were intended to tra...
Lesson 6
The Enemy Within
(Joshua 7 & 8)
In Joshua chapter 6 God destroyed the walled city of Jericho. The people watched as God collapsed the massive walls. It was an absolutely glorious victory for the Israelites. Previous to that they ...
Lesson 5
God Fights for You
(Genesis 15, Joshua 8, Leviticus 18, Deuteronomy 2
Are you surprised that one of our lessons on Joshua contains almost no readings from Joshua? That is our situation this week! Why is that? When my wife and I moved to the Virginia Beach area, she p...
Lesson 4
The Conflict Behind All Confl
(Joshua 5 & 6)
Do you love it when a reasonable and logical plan of action comes together in success? I do. In our study of the Bible we have been looking at some difficult to understand plans of action. Before c...
Lesson 3
Memorials of Grace
(Joshua 3 & 4)
How do you approach problems in your life? Have you ever thought about "consecrating" yourself as a solution to a problem? We will follow the Israelites as they are about to begin the conquest of t...
Lesson 2
Surprised by Grace
(Joshua 2 & 9)
How many times have other Christians told you that something was a "gray" area or that the matter was "complicated?" I'm often suspicious that comments like that are an attempt to avoid admitting t...
Lesson 1
Recipe for Success
(Joshua 1)
Would you like to be successful? You know, of course, that book stores and the Internet have all sorts of "How to" instructions? How to be happy. How to be content. How to be more efficient. How to...

Emotional Intelligence

Can the Bible help you get promoted at work? Can the Bible increase your pay? Can the Bible help you keep your job? Improve your marriage? The answer is “Yes!” The Bible teaches principles of “emotional intelligence” that can actually help you to be smarter and get along better. Bruce Cameron, the writer of these Bible studies and a law professor, has published a paper written for lawyers which presents 17 Bible-based rules of emotional intelligence which God gave us to improve our lives. Best of all, Professor Cameron’s paper is free and you do not have to be a lawyer to understand it. To get your free copy, first click on this link. Second, when you see the title of the paper (EI, EI, Oh What an Employee), click on the “One-Click Download” and the paper will download to your computer as a PDF. If you have friends who want to read the paper, have them go to the website and download it as well.