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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Break up your fallow ground — Hosea 10-12
Well, glad you joined me again. Today’s reading continues to rebuke the wayward and hurtful nation of Israel for their flagrant sin. By the way, as you may remember me saying in a previous post, it was true that Israel … Continue reading
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Tagged destruction, fallow, fruitlessness, idols, justice, mercy, patience
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Burned on one side and raw on the other — Hosea 7-9
Well, I’m hopeful that you were able to get my blog yesterday. I had to do it one handed on my iPhone due to the other hand holding the hand of sister in Christ in a hospice room. I’m never … Continue reading
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Tagged foolishness, repentance, seeds, understanding, whirlwind pancake
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Destroyed for lack of knowledge — Hoses 4-6
I wrote this at the bedside of a member of our congregation who’s in hospice. Today’s reading one which is typical of Hosea about knowing God. His people were destroyed for lack of knowing Him. As I sit here with … Continue reading
The great love story of the Old Testament — Hosea 1-3
Well, today we start the minor prophets. They’re called the minor prophets, not because they are less important, but because they are generally shorter. You may also occasionally see them referred to as “the twelve” among the prophets, because, of … Continue reading
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Tagged empathy, knowledge, love, suffering, unfaithfulness
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And rise again to your allotted portion — Daniel 10-12
Without any doubt God is in control of this world. True, bad things happen that God has chosen not to control, because He grants us free will, but the cosmos is absolutely heading for the exact destination He has set … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, hope, prophecy, resurrection, spiritual warfare
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Apocalyptic visions — Daniel 7-9
Today’s reading has Daniel giving us a look into visions he received. Not only are these visions important in our identification of Jesus, God’s Son and Messiah, but also because they provide keys for understanding other revelations and visions from … Continue reading
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Tagged daniel, help, hope, kingdoms, Messiah, power, premillennialism, sin, triumph, win
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Lightweight or Heavyweight? Daniel 4-6
There was a film from 1966 (remade in 2004) entitled “Alfie”. The movie is about a sexually promiscuous young man and the big questions that he failed to ask or act on. The theme music, composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal … Continue reading
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Tagged arrogance, daniel, faithfulness, pride
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The story of Daniel begins — Daniel 1-3
There is so much to talk about with the beginning of Daniel! It’s an exciting and profoundly encouraging book; let’s dive right in, shall we? How did Daniel and friends get into Babylon? Although many of you already know how … Continue reading
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Tagged daniel, faithfulness, food, idols
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Idealism that changes the world — Ezekiel 44-48
This last portion of Ezekiel is centered around the Messiah and His place in God’s kingdom. Part of the Jewish Messianic thought is that when the Messiah comes (the Prince of this passage), He will come in through the eastern … Continue reading
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Tagged church, idealism, Messiah, Messianic, premillennialism, Remnant, standard
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O Death, where are your thorns? — Hosea 13-14
Today our reading finishes the book of Hosea with a couple more penetrating thoughts to mull over. As unpleasant as it is… One of the most dangerous misunderstandings common among “casual” western “believers” is that since God is love, that … Continue reading →