THAT guy? Are you kidding me?!?

“He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Cor 5:21)
During my afternoon devotions today I was reading in 1 Kings 21, the infamous story of King Ahab and Naboth’s vineyard. For refreshers, Ahab totally covets Naboth’s vineyard. Even [...]

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New Testament? What’s wrong with the OLD one?

I’ve been going through Numbers 22-26 on Sunday mornings recently, looking at the glory of God revealed through His dealings with His people. It has afforded me some great time to reflect on the importance of the Old Testament. Here are a few of my choicest, choicest gleanings:

The Old Testament is anything but boring. I’ll [...]

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Thanks…I think?

“I said to myself concerning the sons of men, “God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts.” (Ecclesiastes 3:18)
I stumbled across this verse while reading through Ecclesiastes in my car during a lunch break a few days ago and it caught my eye. I’ve read through Ecclesiastes [...]

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Judging the judges.

Recently, as our High School group has been going through the book of Judges, one particular thing keeps jumping out at me: man those guys had problems! Seriously, most of these people just could not get it straight. Samson, probably the best known judge, pretty much did nothing right.
I was discussing this over dinner the [...]

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Majoring on the Minors: Pt.1

“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, weeping and mourning; and rend your heart and not your garments.” Now return to the Lord your God for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving-kindness and relenting of evil.”
-Joel 2:12-13
Rend your heart and not [...]

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