Just a Thought: Biblical Reflections, Volume Two

What can a bald head, forty years in the wilderness, an early-morning call to prayer, or several thousand hungry people teach about the Christian life?

Just a Thought: Biblical Reflections, Volume Two continues John L. Wheeler’s collection of brief biblical reflections with twenty-five new opportunities to stop and consider truths that can easily be passed over in familiar passages of Scripture.

Drawing from both Old and New Testaments, the reflections consider holiness, wisdom, hypocrisy, prayer, Christian service, praise in difficult circumstances, judgment, perseverance, assurance, and the love of God. Familiar accounts—including Gideon, Lot, Elisha, Israel in the wilderness, and Christ’s temptation—become occasions for asking questions that lead back to the biblical text.

Other reflections address the Christian’s place within the church, the ministry of prayer, the reality of hell, God’s keeping of His people, and the enduring love displayed in the cross of Jesus Christ. Throughout the collection, everyday observations and straightforward questions provide entrances into larger biblical truths.

Like Volume One, these reflections are intended to be read individually and thoughtfully. They are brief enough for a few quiet minutes but substantial enough to encourage continued consideration of Scripture after the page has been turned.

Sometimes the question is unexpected. Sometimes the answer has been in the text all along. And sometimes it begins with just a thought.