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Christmas Thoughts — The Evil Are Still Troubled By Him — Herod
We’re looking at the stories usually associated with Christmas in these weeks approaching Christmas. Last time we studied the story of the magi in Matthew 2:1-18, and we concluded that wise men always seek Jesus. This week we’ll take a … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, chief priests, Christ, church, faith, faithfulness, fear, Gospel, Herod the Great, Herodium, judgment, king, meaning of life, Messiah, obedience, persecution, pride, prophecy, purpose, religion, religious leaders, salvation, Satan, sin, wisdom
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Shall I not drink it? – John 18-21
Thanks for not giving up on me while I was temporarily without internet access on the computer that I do this work on. We’ll be wrapping up the Gospel of John in today’s reading. It sort of needs to be … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, commission, doubt, head, hope, king, meaning of life, mission, purpose, redemption, resurrection, ruler, sacrifice, substitution
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Who ya gonna call? — Isaiah 31-33
No, it’s not that I just recently watched “Ghost Busters”, it the saying just seemed to go along with the context and sense of Isaiah 31. This and other things that we read about in today’s Bible reading have very … Continue reading
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Tagged judge, king, lawgiver, regime change
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The ultimate advisor — Deuteronomy 16-18
As in so many readings — and I’ll say it again — there are so many things to comment on here and so little time! So let me get started. God understood a need for someone to be a final … Continue reading
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The Angels Still Praise Him
Over the last few weeks we’ve been taking a look at the stories surrounding the birth of Jesus, the Christ. In these little meditations I’m hopeful that you’ve noticed that the more things change about mankind, the more they remain … Continue reading →