I think most of us wonder, “How did our state get into such a financial mess?  What are those Republicans and Democrats doing in Sacramento? How in the world did we get into this sad state of affairs?
      There is a lot of finger pointing going on.  People want to blame the bad economy.  [...]

     It seems that wherever you look these days, you see and hear people expressing concern about an uncertain future.  The news reports gloomy economic data.  The state budget is in a mess.  People continue to lose their jobs.  Others worry that they may be next in the unemployment line.
      So, where do you turn [...]

     There is an interesting passage in the Old Testament in the book of Judges during a time of transition in the history of the people of Israel.  Their great leaders like Moses and Joshua had died.  Other leaders from that generation had also died.  In chapter two verse 10 it reads, “After that,  a [...]