Shalini Jebasingh PatrasMar 30, 20212 minPrior Planning Prevents Poor PerformanceMy dad used to say, “prior planning prevents poor performance.” As I read Joshua 18, it seems to me Joshua learned the importance of...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasFeb 24, 20212 minHow do you use the Power of Persuasion?Joshua 15 has specific information on the land allotment for the people of Judah. The attention God places on details tells me how...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasFeb 24, 20211 minThe 80s is the new 40sSome chapters in the Scriptures contain valuable lessons for each of us in our leadership capacity, and Joshua 14 is one of those...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasFeb 16, 20211 minYour inheritance is . . . What will you do if your parents left you out of their will? Joshua 13 almost seems like the reading of a will, but one child is without...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasFeb 16, 20211 minWhat is your War Story? Joshua 12 is a chapter of records. The list of names, titles, and places are records that remind the reader of God’s presence and their...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasFeb 16, 20211 minShopping for War, not Peace Joshua 11 is the story of lies that always ends in strive – and when it is nation-states at stake, it ends in war. In the earlier...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasFeb 10, 20212 minPast Integrity brings Future TrustThe Gibeonites were strong warriors with economic acumen to build large cities (Joshua 9:17, 10:2). These strong warriors were also men...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasFeb 9, 20212 minThe Greatest Con in History Sometimes we know who God is, but we don’t see the character of God. In Joshua 9, the Gibeonites understood that Yahweh is the God of the...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasFeb 3, 20211 minA United CommunityWar is ugly. The war we read of in Joshua 8 was an annihilation. While a casual reading of this chapter might make us think that God...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasFeb 2, 20212 minAre you Enabling Someone to Sin?Joshua 7 is another tough chapter to read. There are so many questions that come to us as we read this chapter. Why Lord did Achan have...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasJan 28, 20212 minWhy Did God Kill the People in the City of Jericho?When we read a chapter like Joshua 6, some of us may relate with the people inside the city of Jericho, and we might feel angry,...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasJan 28, 20212 minThe Two SidesHis chapter, Joshua 5, portrays two different responses to the knowledge of God. These two responses serve as bookends to the chapter....
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasJan 28, 20211 minTwo Reasons God Rescues Us Joshua 4 describes a particular event that happened after the people crossed the Jordan River. Twelve men picked up stones from the...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasJan 28, 20212 minThe Most Unusual War Strategy - TrustPreparing for war is not easy. The troops must be in top mental and physical shape, the weapons must be secured, and a strategy must be...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasJan 28, 20212 minThe Woman Who Made HistoryJoshua 2 is about Rahab, a prostitute who recognized that Israel’s God is the God of the universe. When her country’s political leaders...
Shalini Jebasingh PatrasJan 28, 20212 minFour Important Lessons for LeadersJoshua has just assumed the presidency of Israel and is now their commander-in-chief. Political leadership is not easy and God tells...