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Attack the Messenger
When the message doesn’t suit, attack the messenger. It’s an old trick Today’s reading: 1 Kings 16:21-18:46 It is a foolish but common...
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Apr 22, 2016
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The Sad End of a Great King
“Few end well.” Today’s reading: 1 Kings 8:62-11:25 Once again we see an example of how difficult it is to handle success and prosperity...
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Apr 19, 2016
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Small Sin; Big Consequences
Today’s reading: 2 Samuel 19:8-21:22 Despite the title above, there are no small sins. Any sin is rebellion against a Holy God. Yet...
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Apr 13, 2016
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Walking with God in Fear and Faith
Today’s reading: 1 Samuel 22:6-24:22 As a leader, David demonstrated that he feared no one but God and that he trusted God completely. ...
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Apr 4, 2016
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Snared by the Fear of Man
Today’s reading: 1 Samuel 15:1-16:23 You would think that Saul, as king, would not fear people, but he did. Even a king can fear man more...
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Apr 1, 2016
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Everyone is Doing It!
Today’s reading: Judges 14:1-17:13 Not unlike the society we read about in Judges, post-modern man overestimates his wisdom to know and...
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Mar 24, 2016
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The Path to Blessing
Today’s reading: Deuteronomy 26:1-28:14 God’s promised every conceivable blessing to His people, Israel, but their obedience was spotty...
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Mar 8, 2016
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The Fear of God in Prayer
Today’s reading: Deuteronomy 3:12-5:33 “Do you fear God? If He is not a God to be feared, He is not a God of power. If He is not a God of...
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Mar 1, 2016
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Communication with God
Today’s reading: Numbers 7:1-89 In reading Numbers 7 again, I smiled thinking of the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” which was sort...
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Feb 16, 2016
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The Pride of Power
Today’s reading: Leviticus 26:1-27:34 Beware! We can be destroyed by our own success. For more reflections on this passage see the...
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Feb 12, 2016
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How Not to Approach God
Today’s reading: Leviticus 8:1-10:20 I suspect that many evangelicals today presume to approach God with little or no fear. It is true...
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Feb 5, 2016
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Glory and Beauty
Today’s reading: Exodus 28:31-30:21 In recent years, there has been a notable movement of people out of evangelical churches and into...
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Jan 29, 2016
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