“He took his stand between the dead and the living, so that the plague was checked” – Numbers 16:48 I remember back when I was in Junior High (now called Middle School), that we would have class officers. Every year, some ambitious kid would run for class president. A thirteen-year-old kid had just a few weapons at their disposal to win over their classmates. You could be enormously popular already, or well-liked, and that may be enough. Or, you could make campaign promises. Sometimes the campaign promises could be pretty ridiculous. Like four-hour lunches. Or free pizza in the cafeteria.…

“For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.” – Ecclesiastes 12:14  New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update. 1995. La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation. I recently went white-water rafting, and we had a large group with us. One part of the group was four young men from Israel. We learned a bit about their background while we traveled. These young men were all in a gap year. Some had recently finished secondary schooling. One had finished college. All had finished their mandatory military service. They now wanted to experience the…