The New Wave of British Heavy Metal brought such a rad, refreshing bite to hard rock music. By the time Iron Maiden had its second album, Killers, released, the defining sound was at its peak. It's fun to listen to vocalist Paul D'anno and hear how he fit in with that band's sound.
eeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrr....screeeeeeeeeeeeeecchhh!!!
On a different note, Caleb was a good man who trusted God. Originally sent out as one of the spies to check out the land that the Lord was about to give them, he was one of only two spies who came back with good news. The others spread fear about the "giants in the land." Caleb was still ready to go and conquer these giants 40 or so years later, when he was 85 years old. He was a strong man of faith, but he wasn't too complicated. He just took God at His Word.
At the end of the chapter (Joshua 14) it makes note that,
"Then the land had rest from war."
I think that this shows a glimpse of God's heart regarding war. Like men, he longs for a war to end. Like the land on which the war is waged, he aches for the bloodshed to stop. However, He does not say in His Word that He wishes there was never a war or wishes one had never started. On the contrary, you will see Him directing His people to invade foreign soil. Sometimes there is a need for war; but, like a good soldier, He longs for peace and an end to the fighting.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at January 10, 2005 07:28 AM