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Finish the Job
You have heard it said, “it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish!” George Mallory learned that lesson tragically. He is thought to have been the first to ever climb to the top of Mt. Everest. The problem is that he never made it down. Thus the honor of being the first person to ever successfully scale Everest officially belongs to Edmund Hillary, because he finished the trek and made it down safely. The principle applies spiritually as well.…
From the Director’s Desk (August 2024) – Trent Kennedy
As you know, we have been training servants for church work since 1978. It has been said that Southwest trains more than just preachers, and that is true. We have trained missionaries to Asia, Africa, South America, and Oceania. We have trained Bible Class teachers who labor week-in and week-out to teach in local congregations across Texas and other states. We have trained elders from San Angelo to San Antonio, from Texarkana to Burnet, and many places in between. We…
Ezekiel, Prophet Of The Captivity – Ronnie Scherffius
The Book of Ezekiel is one of the most magnificent books of the Old Testament. Yet, among the major prophets, it is generally the least considered. The time of Ezekiel spanned from the latter days of one of Judah’s greatest kings (Josiah) to exile with the captives in Babylon. The message of the prophet was two-fold, punishment for one’s own sin and the assurance of restoration because of God’s mercy and righteousness. The unique way in which Ezekiel presents God’s…
Lamentations – Carl McCann
In 154 verses Jeremiah pours out a heartfelt, tear-stained lament over the destruction of Jerusalem and the carrying away of God’s people into Babylonian captivity. For some 40 years Jeremiah had prophesied of the coming judgment of God through Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonian kingdom (Jer. 1-29). Interestingly, Jeremiah refers to Babylon some 150 times in Jeremiah 20-52; but it is not mentioned in Lamentations. Jeremiah emphasizes God as the one who dealt with the sins of Judah (Lam. 2:17). In…