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Ceaseless Amazement
Today’s reading: Mark 14:27-15:41 My Selection: And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was...
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Oct 19, 2016
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Biblical Irony
In Ezekiel 32:1-34:31 we find a case of biblical irony. Irony according to my Google search is “a state of affairs or an event that...
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Sep 7, 2016
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The Message of Prophets
Today we begin our reading of the seventeen books of the prophets (Isaiah 1:1-4:6).  It is not a pretty picture they paint of the...
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Jul 26, 2016
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Getting Home Safe
Today’s Reading: 2 Chronicles 11:18-16:14 I pray we all get home safe, or should I say, safely? For more read here. Have a blessed day!...
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May 18, 2016
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The Eternal King
Where is history going? God unfolds His plan for mankind gradually, but that doesn’t mean the end is uncertain or behind schedule....
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May 11, 2016
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The Famous, the Infamous, and the Forgotten
Is history merely a forced march of humanity through time leaving only the bones of the famous, the infamous, and the forgotten? Today’s...
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May 5, 2016
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The Sovereignty of God in Repentance
Today’s reading: 1 Samuel 1:21-4:22 Eli’s sons, though priests, were under the control of Satan, a liar and deceiver. He blinds the...
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Mar 28, 2016
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The Day of Atonement
Today’s reading: Leviticus 15:1-17:16 As you read about the Day of Atonement today, consider how that annual holy day in Ancient Israel...
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Feb 8, 2016
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Selfish or Selfless?
Today’s reading: Genesis 19:30-22:24 Anyone who thinks that people are basically good will find the Bible to show otherwise. The lives...
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Jan 7, 2016
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God’s Covenant People: who are they and what do they have?
Today’s reading: Genesis 17:1-19:29 Today we read of God’s covenant with Abraham which even included a change of his name. We will see...
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Jan 6, 2016
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Does it matter?
Looking at life from the perspective of 40, 50 or even more years, it is possible to be completely mistaken about the importance of...
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Dec 31, 2015
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God: Patient and Powerful
God’s slowness to anger must not be confused with any weakness or ambivalence. [1] Today’s reading: Nahum 1-3; Revelation 13 2 The Lord...
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Dec 22, 2015
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