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Job:True Confidence or Naive Denial?
In today’s reading (Job 19:1-21:34), Zophar, argues that Job’s sufferings prove his guilt. Job retorts that wicked people often prosper...
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Jun 8, 2016
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Who’s the Smartest?
Arguments and debates often degenerate into character attacks or the demeaning of persons rather than the substantive issue originally...
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Jun 7, 2016
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Unswerving Hope
How immovable is your hope? Can circumstances destroy it? In today’s reading (Job 11:1-14:22) we find out that Job’s hope was in God no...
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Jun 6, 2016
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God’s Purposes in Evil
As we finish Esther and begin the book of Job, we get a unique view of how God allows evil but turns it into a good result. May you find...
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Jun 3, 2016
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Godly Living in a Pagan Society
As we move on from Nehemiah to Esther, we find people living with grace in the midst of a pagan society. Today’s reading: Nehemiah 13:1-...
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Jun 1, 2016
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Weeping and Shouting
There was a strange mixture of responses as construction began on the temple. Why this weeping and shouting over the same event? Today’s...
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May 25, 2016
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Preaching through Tears
Today we read of a man who was given an horrific message to deliver, but he gave it faithfully. Today’s reading: 2 Kings 8:7-10:17 We...
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Apr 27, 2016
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Growing Old is Not for Wimps
Today’s reading: 2 Samuel 24:1-1 Kings 2:12 Here we find David nearing the end of his life and having some problems. He makes a...
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Apr 15, 2016
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Strengthened in God
Today’s reading: 1 Samuel 28:1-31:13 As we saw yesterday, David had been anointed king of Israel, but the coronation was delayed. ...
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Apr 6, 2016
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Can Failure be God’s Will?
March 26, 2016 Can Failure be God’s Will? Today’s reading: Judges 20:1-Ruth 1:22 Mother Teresa is attributed with this saying, “God does...
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Mar 26, 2016
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A Heart to Understand
Today’s reading: Deuteronomy 28:15-29:29 Not all suffering is a direct consequence of some personal sin, but all suffering is meant to...
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Mar 9, 2016
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More Dangerous than Adversity
Today’s reading: Deuteronomy 6:1-9:6 We are in more spiritual danger in times of prosperity than in times of adversity. God warned His...
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Mar 2, 2016
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