Some more pretty intense verses from Jeremiah. Note the reversal. Alas, my mother, that you gave me birth, a man with whom the whole land strives and contends!I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me. 11 The Lord said, “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will make your enemies plead with you in times of disaster and times of […]
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“He watching over Israel slumbers not nor sleeps”
In his beautiful musical portrayal of the life of the prophet Elijah, Felix Mendellsohn has a section based on Psalm 121:4. That reminds me of what Beth Moore said in a televised Bible study when I was going through an intense time 12 years ago or so, “Beloved, please know that when your head hits […]
“A Shadow Over the Manger”
The birth of Jesus is a glorious event. Though humbly born to humble God-fearing parents, He was and is “Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.” “Mild he lays his glory by.” The light of the glory of God is evident upon and around the angels who appear to the lowly shepherds in charge […]
Suffering at Christmas
Suffering and Christmas might not necessarily seem to come together. But for those of you who have lost a loved one in the last year, or are going through the breakup of a relationship, or are wondering how you are going to make ends meet, you know what I’m writing about. A Gideon Bible representative […]
“The Fruit of the Spirit”
As I mentioned in my previous post I likened the fruit of the Spirit to a bunch of grapes–individual grapes attached to one small vine. If we have the Holy Spirit within us (along with God the Father and God the Son), He helps us exhibit/show all the fruit. It won’t work if you try […]
“Give me patience… right now!”
Recently I was thinking about patience. A couple friends were delayed getting into another country. They texted they were learning patience. I have had three delays for a procedure this year. Will it happen in September? We’ll see. This morning I was looking forward to posting several blogs after a few week delay due to […]
“Mercy and Grace”
Mercy is defined as “not getting what you deserve,” that is each of us deserves going to hell. Grace is defined as “getting what you don’t deserve,” which means forgiveness, abundant life, and eternal life. Jesus never uses the words mercy or grace in the Gospels. He shows. Later, Paul would tell. Jesus shows it […]
The 8th Commandment and the Other 9, Part 2
Here is the second part of the outline showing how each of the other 10 commandments are affected by number 8–“Thou Shalt Not Steal.” A Commandment between You and God. Exodus 20:8-11 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.” You steal from yourself if you do not keep the Sabbath holy. Isaiah 58:13 and […]
How the 8th Commandment Interacts with the other 9
Recently I gave two messages on the Eighth Commandment–“Thou Shalt Not Steal.” The first one was on July 4th and talked about stealing in America–by King George, with slavery, and the unborn. In these blogs I will share the outline of the second one that shows how the 8th commandment interacts with and informs the […]
Wherever you pricked Titus Coan, He “Bled Bible.”
As I did my research and wrote about Titus Coan, I kept coming across Bible verse after verse in his journals, letters, and other writings. Most of the time I recognized them. But some times I checked what might be a verse, a paraphrase or an allusion to a verse. And there it was! Often, […]