The train chugged its way through Indiana at twenty-four miles per hour. Now, that doesn’t seem like a terrible speed. That is, until you take into account how long it takes to stop a 6,200-ton train … and what lay upon the tracks ahead. “That’s a baby!” yelled Robert Mohr, the attentive conductor. The engineer, Rodney Lindley, had thought it was a small dog, but the thatch of blonde hair and the colorful clothes made it all clear. Emily Marshall, a child of nineteen months, was playing...
There’s something about us—as human beings—that cause us to really not like rules! Isn’t that true … with most of us? When you’re late for an appointment, and you’re slamming down on the accelerator to get to that appointment quickly, that stop sign seems almost optional, doesn’t it? It’s almost an annoyance! And … if no other cars are coming, it feels like another ‘silly rule’… However, if you move into that intersection and spot another car coming at you, ignoring the sign—well, then the rules look a lot better!...
Let’s begin today with God’s word to us from Exodus 14, as we continue on with the Red Sea Rules… When the king of Egypt was told that the people had escaped, he and his officials changed their minds and said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites escape, and we have lost them as our slaves! [over 600,000 men]” 6 The king got his war chariot and his army ready. 7 He set out with all his chariots [over 600], including the six hundred finest, commanded...
