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Yet you have not returned to Me — Amos 4-6
Calling God’s people back to truth is not easy. It often means calling people to abandon what they love, which is the reason for a couple of the more famous “sound bites” from Amos: Amos 4:1 “Hear this word, you … Continue reading
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Working toward a crescendo — Amos 1-3
Good sermons, crafted well, are wonderful things — until they step on your toes. And no, I’m not saying it just because I preach. Think about Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” speech — really a sermon. It attempted … Continue reading
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Tagged criticism, prophecy, sermon
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Locusts — the book of Joel
The east wind always bring disaster for Israel. It comes right off the Arabian desert and it brings desert winds, drought, and sometimes locusts. Joel’s prophecy is about a disaster of locusts brought on Israel because of their turning away … Continue reading
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Tagged day of the LORD, disaster, locusts, Pentecost
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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
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Tagged grace, mercy, praise, punishment, sacrifice, thanksgiving
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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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Not a prophet or the son of a prophet — Amos 7-9
Do you have to be a preacher, elder, or teacher to be responsible to speak the truth? It wouldn’t seem so with today’s reading of Amos. Not done by a professional, try this at home The word that Amos was … Continue reading →