Jeremy R. Geerdes Posts

So, I’ve come to the end of my journey through Joshua. And, as is fitting with any good message, I am compelled to make a choice. In what is quite probably the single most familiar verse in the book, Joshua confronted the people with the word of the Lord and bid them, “Choose for yourselves […]

Joshua’s time on earth was coming to an end. After serving at Moses’ side for forty-plus years, leading Israel to conquer much of the promise land, and then providing general leadership for “a long time” (vs 1), Joshua knew that his life was nearly over, and so he gathered the people around him and started […]

I will admit that I have a natural tendency to act first and ask questions later which has, on far more than one occasion, gotten me into trouble. There have been plenty of instances in my experience that have been something other than what they appear, and so you would think that I would learn […]

Joshua 21 marks the completion of the distribution of land among the tribes of Israel. The final tribe to receive land is Levi, which was to receive no dedicated block of territory as its own but, as priests, would be given specific cities and towns within the allotments of the other tribes. Forty-eight towns and […]

Joshua 20 establishes a policy that seems foreign to me: cities of refuge for people who unintentionally killed a neighbor. It just seems strange to me that someone would need to seek refuge for an accident, but in Semitic cultures such as ancient Israel, it was common practice that, if someone was killed, a family […]

So, I’m changing the title of this week’s message from what was printed in last week’s bulletin. Simply put, we’re doing clean-up on three things that I think are important to catch if we’re going to live the real and full life Jesus talked about in John 10:10 at work. And for the record, these […]

So I really don’t have a lot to say about Joshua 19. In fact, the vast majority of it outlines how the remaining five tribes received their inheritance. But one thing that stands out is vs 47: “(But the Danites had difficulty taking possession of their territory, so they went up and attacked Leshem, took […]

There are few things in life that can be as edifying – or as difficult, or even dangerous – as working together with others. If done right, a team can just “click” such that the collective output of the group is exponentially greater any or all of the individual members could accomplish on their own. […]

Joshua 17 continues detailing the division of Canaan among the tribes of Israel by outlining the inheritance of the half of Manasseh that had not received territory east of the Jordan. The chapter outlines how the western half of Manasseh was given ten tracts of land which combined to make one of the largest inheritances […]

It’s been too many weeks since I provided some morning-after commentary on the services at Debra Heights Wesleyan Church. I guess that’s a lesson for everyone! Neglecting to do something (e.g., write a blog post, do devotions, attend church) once makes it easier to neglect it a second time, and pretty soon, you’re neglecting it […]