The last handful of flour: Elijah and the widow of Zarephath
In 1 Kings 17, during a severe drought, God sends Elijah to a widow in Zarephath who has only enough flour and oil for one last…
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Fire on Mount Carmel: Elijah and the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18
In 1 Kings 18, after three years of drought, the prophet Elijah challenges 450 prophets of Baal to a contest on Mount Carmel. They call on…
“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” was a spiritual about going home. It became a rugby anthem, and a debate
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", a spiritual attributed to Wallis Willis, an enslaved man in the Choctaw Nation, was popularised by the Fisk Jubilee Singers in the…
After his greatest victory, Elijah lay under a tree and asked to die. God’s first answer was food and sleep
In 1 Kings 19, days after the triumph on Mount Carmel, the prophet Elijah fled for his life, sat under a broom tree and asked God…