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December 21, 2020
We aren’t told what the topic was, but it seems clear that Jesus was being grilled. There were hard questions being put and the answers were scrutinized.
December 9, 2020
Tonight we attended a Bible study (remotely), part of which was spent on James chapter 3.  There wasn’t a lot of time left by the time we got to James’s discussion of the “wisdom from above” in verses 13-18.  But as it generally does, this passage got me thinking.  If we take the passage apart, there’s just so much to think about, in relation to our own walk.
December 7, 2020
The concept of the one body is very familiar to us. Paul in particular gives it a lot of attention, opening up and explaining the figure so that we can see the full power of it.
November 25, 2020
“And Job died, an old man and full of days: and it is written that he will rise again with those whom the Lord raises up.”
November 25, 2020
“To show partiality is not good—yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.” (Prov 28:21 WEB).
November 23, 2020
A few days ago I read Psalms 111 and 112 (which, most scholars agree, are a pair that are linked together). I was powerfully struck, once again, by the lessons in these psalms.
November 19, 2020
What was in Peter’s mind, that he ended up in the courtyard at the high priest’s house while Jesus was on trial inside?  What did he think his presence there would do?
November 17, 2020
It’s possible to teach simplified versions of Bible stories to our children, and then feel like we ourselves have outgrown those stories. But the reality is that the originals are stories for grownups. Just because we may have outgrown the simplified version doesn’t mean there’s nothing more there for us.
November 13, 2020
It’s not that human beings are incapable of good.  If we were incapable, then what would be the sense of all the commands and exhortations we read, all the imploring by the Almighty and His Son?  They beg us to do good, to do right.  It must be that we are capable of heeding them.
October 25, 2020
It is the darkest time of the night, just before the sun’s rays begin to creep over the horizon. The city streets are quiet. Out of the shadows, a young woman emerges.
September 30, 2020
The account of the death of Uzzah can be an uncomfortable read. All he did was stick his hand out and the ark from falling off the cart upon which it was being carried. Yes, they weren’t following the prescribed way of carrying the ark, but isn’t striking Uzzah with a death blow a little harsh?
September 29, 2020
What is the key verse in the prophecy of Ezekiel?
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