Ryan Brown

  • ALamh
  • Athens
  • The (Old Testament) Mercy of the Lord

    I find it ridiculously comforting that even in the days of the law, the days of sacrifice, if one saught God, they could be forgiven any transgressions made in the process. God has from the beginning…

    Created 4 months ago

    2 Chronicles 30:18 (NIV), 2 Chronicles 30:19 (NIV), 2 Chronicles 30:20 (NIV)

  • A Different Analogy

    As Christians, we often view the "narrow path" as a rocky jagged difficult path to follow. Isaiah gives us a different picture here. The path may still be narrow, and possibly uphill, but the path is…

    Created 4 months ago

    Isaiah 26:7 (NIV)

  • Fire and Brimstone

    It seems even the Jewish tradition has a place for preaching hell to scare someone into God's arms. It does have a place. But notice, it's God's last resort. He's tried giving them good leadership, and…

    Created 4 months ago

    Isaiah 24:17 (NIV)

  • The Word of the Lord

    In the new testament Jesus is referred to as logos, the word of the Lord, and the fulfillment of the law. Here, Isaiah personifies both in one person. Not a mystery to whom he's referring.

    Created 5 months ago

    Isaiah 2:3 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2012-01-08

  • Jonah's Anger

    The context of this story could (emphasis) explain Jonah's anger. It usually wouldn't make sense that a prophet would be angered by someone listening to them, but at this point in time Amaziah was king…

    Created 5 months ago

    Jonah 4:1 (NIV)

  • 2 Kings 7:9

    2 Kings 7:9 (NIV)
    Then they said to each other, "What we're doing is not right. This is a day of good news and we are keeping it to ourselves. If we wait until daylight, punishment will overtake us. Let's go at once and report this to the royal palace."

    Created 6 months ago

  • 2 Kings 5:15

    2 Kings 5:15 (NIV)
    Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God. He stood before him and said, "Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant."

    Created 6 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-12-14

  • 2 Kings 4:27

    2 Kings 4:27 (NIV)
    When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, "Leave her alone! She is in bitter distress, but the lord has hidden it from me and has not told me why."

    Created 6 months ago

  • How About That?

    I don't know what it is about God and water, maybe a good representation of God. Both in trinity and necessity for life. But it seems like everything he does miraculously with water has become second…

    Created 6 months ago

    2 Kings 2:8 (NIV)

  • The Faith of a Prophet

    A lot of people have read this story overlooking Elijah's true faith here. I know, because I have too. Yes, it took a good deal of faith to ask God to ignite an offering doused with water. However, the…

    Created 6 months ago

    1 Kings 18:30 (NIV), 1 Kings 18:31 (NIV), 1 Kings 18:32 (NIV), 1 Kings 18:33 (NIV), 1 Kings 18:34 (NIV), 1 Kings 18:35 (NIV), 1 Kings 18:36 (NIV), 1 Kings 18:37 (NIV), 1 Kings 18:38 (NIV), 1 Kings 18:39 (NIV)

  • Alcohol and Leadership

    Obviously we're short on kings and rulers today, but I submit that these verses are true for any kind of leader. If you want your subjects, underlings, citizens, etc to follow what you say, and take you…

    Created 6 months ago

    Proverbs 31:4 (NIV), Proverbs 31:5 (NIV)

  • Phrase

    Origin of the Phrase: "A Little Bird Told Me."

    Created 6 months ago

    Ecclesiastes 10:20 (NIV)

  • Something you don't normally think about

    We're usually not too concerned with being overrighteous or overwise, but there's wisdom in it. Obviously he's not referring to being perfect, that would be great, were it possible. He's referring to…

    Created 6 months ago

    Ecclesiastes 7:16 (NIV)

  • Odd

    I find it odd that this is the same man who wrote the proverbs he did. He praised wisdom ad nauseum, yet here he says it's meaningless...by itself.

    Created 6 months ago

    Ecclesiastes 2:12 (NIV), Ecclesiastes 2:13 (NIV), Ecclesiastes 2:14 (NIV), Ecclesiastes 2:15 (NIV), Ecclesiastes 2:16 (NIV)

  • Wineskin in the Smoke

    Interesting analogy here. In the wilderness, wineskins would be used to absorb smoke, as chimneys wouldn't always be available for the fires in the tents. A "wineskin in the smoke" is one that's already…

    Created 7 months ago

    Psalm 119:83 (NIV)

  • Hyssop

    Interesting fact, hyssop even today is used as an anti-inflammatory, and (if drank as a tea) acts as an decongesting expectorant (makes you cough up excess mucus) so it stands to reason that David was…

    Created 10 months ago

    Psalm 51:7 (KJV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-03-01

  • Knowledge and Truth

    This isn't saying that if you sin once while claiming to be a Christian, you're a liar. That's false. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. And Paul--whom I'm inclined to believe knows…

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 John 2:3 (NIV), 1 John 2:4 (NIV), 1 John 2:5 (NIV), 1 John 2:6 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-03-01

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