I just love the story of Gideon.  I see myself in him every time I read it…not his heroics, but his humble beginnings before the Lord called him. Like Gideon, I, too, am the least of my family…at least in terms of stature!  I can relate to his obedience to God in the dead of night when those who would mock — or hurt — him were asleep.  God told him to destroy the Baal alter and the poles.  He did so, but not during the day.  He was afraid of what they Baal worshipers would do to him… It’s … Continue reading Judges 6-7: An unlikely hero