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You’ve been served! — Micah 1-4
The beginning of Micah, our reading today, is in the form of a lawsuit in the ancient world. God has a serious legal issue with Israel: a covenant broken — perhaps we’d call it breach of contract, although covenants are … Continue reading
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Tagged dues, evangelism, grace, promises, puns
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Obadiah and Jonah
Because both Obadiah and Jonah are pretty short books, I’m combining them into one reading for today. Brief as these books are, however, they both have plenty of important teachings for us. And so to prevent this posting from turning … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelism, family obligations, gloating, God's word, hatred, preaching, prejudice, revenge, teaching
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You’re never too lost for God — Ezekiel 33-35
Well central New England received its first snowfall of the season — with more predicted for the weekend. Some of us are delighted, others of us are groaning at the anticipated work of snow removal; but it’s all a part … Continue reading
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Tagged David, envy, evangelism, grace, humility, leadership, servant, service, shepherds, watchman
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A prophet to the exiles — Ezekiel 1-3
Well today we start reading Ezekiel. Ezekiel was among the second group of exiles taken by the Babylonians — Daniel and his friends had been taken to Babylon about 9 years earlier. We’re told he was settled in Telabib (or … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelism, majesty of God, rebellion
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Pay attention to Me, O My people — Isaiah 50-52
When things go bad in our lives, our first impulse is often to look heavenward and ask, “Why?” Sometimes, God is not involved at all — it’s Satan or evil men or the result of the fall (disease, aging, etc.). … Continue reading
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Tagged contempt, disciple, evangelism, good news, Gospel, Messiah, revile, salvation, trouble
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Here am I, send me — Isaiah 4-6
Well, summer is over now that Labor Day is passed, at least that’s the rule of thumb in New England. Some of the leaves are beginning to turn; fall is coming. Now might be a good time to look back … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelism, Holy Spirit, morality, pillar of cloud, pillar of fire, Spirit of God, vineyard
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Who has woe? Who has sorrow? — Proverbs 22-24
Many of you who live in New England and the northeast corridor are either enduring hurricane Irene or cleaning up after her. I pray you all suffered little or no loss. Getting down to the text, however… “Train up a … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, change, evangelism, laziness, parenthood, skill, wine
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What kind of man is this? — Matthew 8-10
I can already see that blogging through Matthew is going to be harder than blogging through the OT. There’s so much good stuff! What kind of man is this? One of the spookiest experiences that the apostles had as they … Continue reading →