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why aren't we waxed?
I sometimes wonder why God hasn't waxed us yet. I mean, can you imagine how discouraging it might be to contend with humanity? I've lived a fairly pious life, but I'm almost daily amazed with the evil…
Created about 3 years ago
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grasshoppers
I think I've heard at least 40 sermons in my lifetime about this passage and the failure of the spies to see God's hand. Usually it's pitched as reason to trust God in the face of steep opposition. Well,…
Created about 3 years ago
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the road down to Jericho
I've driven this road a few times. Now it 's a highway that takes you down to Jericho. Even still, it's easy to see how treacherous this journey would have been. After you leave Jerusalem the wilderness…
Created about 3 years ago
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God provides
This may be a gross misuse of this text, but I've got to say... God addresses here the anxiety the Israelites felt about the possibility that they would starve during the seventh year. He declares that…
Created about 3 years ago
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we don't need Him
I'm always struck by Jesus' teaching here. I'm convinced that I have severely devalued Christ's atonement on my behalf b/c most of the time I don't think I need it. Of course, when I'm thinking straight…
Created about 3 years ago
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going back
It's interesting how Luke goes backwards in his genealogy vs. the others.
Created about 3 years ago
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modern idols?
It's super easy to see how the Israelites messed up by adopting Canaanite ways when they came to the promise land. I wonder how much we adopt modern practices that are equally displeasing to God? (wasn't…
Created about 3 years ago
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riches or God's statutes?
I think if I'm honest, I'm more happy about a fatter paycheck than about following God.
Created about 3 years ago
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day of atonement
I've often been struck by this ordinance that God instituted for the Israelites. It's incredibly rich and daunting. Can you imagine watching a goat run by your tent symbolizing one year's worth of your…
Created about 3 years ago
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What happened?
I know YHWH helped the Israelites drive out the Canaanites, but what happened to the whole angel thing? That sounds a lot easier than what they actually had to do.
Created over 3 years ago
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What if God journaled?
So, in this passage God is once again judging the Israelites for their unfaithfulness through the hand of the Psalmist. Granted, the Bible as we know it is closed - no more additions allowed. But what…
Created over 3 years ago
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The People Build the Worship
This verse (and chapter 27) give me a nice opportunity to ensue my rant about the responsibility of the people in worship. I love it how God placed such a burden on the Israelites to build the worship…
Created over 3 years ago
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Exodus 19-20
This passage is so hardcore. It's one of my favorites. In our church land of coffee and casual atmospheres, how do we make room for reverence and awe? Ideally, I believe that hospitality and reverence…
Created over 3 years ago
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they didn't understand
I what it means: They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened. Was it simply that they didn't understand Jesus' divine power?
Created over 3 years ago
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It is good to be near to God
That verse jumped off the screen at me. My mind drifts back to the writer's agrarian culture and wonders if his life was as simple as I make it out to be. Would it be easier to say, "it is good to be…
Created over 3 years ago