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  • psalm 106:34-39

    It is striking how similar this description is to our culture. America today just has different names for the idols. Is this still detestable to God? I would say definitely. How about abortion? I hear…

    Created 7 days ago

    Psalm 106:34 (MSG), Psalm 106:35 (MSG), Psalm 106:36 (MSG), Psalm 106:37 (MSG), Psalm 106:38 (MSG), Psalm 106:39 (MSG)

  • 1 Samuel 1:19

    1 Samuel 1:19 (MSG)
    Up before dawn, they worshiped god and returned home to Ramah. Elkanah slept with Hannah his wife, and god began making the necessary arrangements in response to what she had asked.

    Created 30 days ago

  • exodus 32:32

    Moses shows here how a leader must be responsible for the actions of the people they lead.

    Created 3 months ago

    Exodus 32:32 (MSG)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights

    2012-03-09

  • exodus 17:14

    It is funny thatGod has to tell the people to write down all the amazing things he did for the people so that they wouldn't forget. You would think that after all of these things it would be impossible…

    Created 3 months ago

    Exodus 17:14 (MSG)

  • exodus 4:10

    God doesn't always send the most talented or gifted, and sometimes it is not comfortable...but in order to be used,we must first go.

    Created 3 months ago

    Exodus 4:10 (MSG)

  • exodus 2:22

    Sojourner means someone whose stay is temporary or a stranger. So many times the Isrealites are sojourners or strangers in someone else's land. I have always liked how Jacob states is genesis 47:9 that.…

    Created 3 months ago

    Exodus 2:22 (MSG)

  • exodus 2:24

    God is a god of covenant.

    Created 3 months ago

    Exodus 2:24 (MSG)

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    2012-02-24

  • genesis 27:38

    It is interesting to see the importance of what we speak to our children. We have the ability to bless or curse our children by what we say and the impact will follow them the rest of their lives. We…

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 27:38 (MSG)

  • genesis 19:16

    I wonder why Lot was delaying getting out of the city after he had been told that the city would be destroyed? If he was just given this clear of a message about what God wanted him to do why was he dragging…

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 19:16 (MSG)

  • genesis 17:1

    Look how long Abraham needed to be patient to have God's covenant realized. He was 86 when he was promised a son. Then God revisited that promise when he was 99, 13 years later. Do I have patience to…

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 17:1 (MSG)

  • job 32:13

    I know sometimes I let myself off the hook when it's uncomfortable to do or say something to someone when I have the ability to do it saying "well if it's God's will" or "it's all in God's hands". Elihu…

    Created 4 months ago

    Job 32:13 (MSG)

  • job 32:4

    What a great example of respect that elihu shows to those who are older but not necessarily wiser than he.

    Created 4 months ago

    Job 32:4 (MSG)

  • job 29:1

    Favor does not equal comfort. Here, Job longs for the "good old days" when he was loaded and had lots of possessions and servants and good health. Remembering back to the first chapter, God thought so…

    Created 4 months ago

    Job 29:1 (MSG), Job 29:2 (MSG), Job 29:3 (MSG), Job 29:4 (MSG), Job 29:5 (MSG), Job 29:6 (MSG)

  • genesis 13:9

    What a great example of how to handle business with others. Abram could have told Lot to go here or there or this is how it's going to be, but he didn't. Could it be that he knew God would fulfill his…

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 13:9 (MSG)

  • genesis 12:15

    Sarai must have aged well because she had the pharoah's sons raving for her and she had to be about 70 at this time.

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 12:15 (MSG)

  • genesis 12:7

    If you don't build some altars along the way you might forget what God has done in the past and what He has promised for your future.

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 12:7 (MSG)

  • genesis 12:1

    Essentially, leave everything that is comfortable behind. There is blessing coming but you must step out of what is comfortable. What is God asking me to leave behind?

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 12:1 (MSG)

  • genesis 11:5

    I like the wording, "God came down..." He is still so much higher, no matter how high the tower became, God still came down.

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 11:5 (MSG)

  • genesis 11:4

    I don't think God was necessarily against the people building a tower as much as the attitude behind their actions. The tower was for their glory, not the glory of God. Such is the American dream, building…

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 11:4 (MSG)

  • genesis 8:12

    I am trying to understand the significance of there being only one window in the ark. I imagine though that being in the ark during those forty days and nights was like being in a tomb. No light. The…

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 8:12 (MSG)

  • genesis 6:9

    What does it look like to walk God? From the rest of this chapter we see that 1) Noah listened for what God was calling him to do and 2) Noah obeyed all of God's commands.

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 6:9 (MSG)

  • genesis 6:18

    Noah certainly had God's favor in his life. Having God's favor does not equate with being more comfortable, however. Noah had his life and the lives of his family saved, but he had to work hard for it.…

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 6:18 (MSG)

  • genesis 6:3

    The Message translation here is so awesome. Not only do we see that God breathed life into Adam when he created him, our lives are totally dependent on God to keep breathing life into us every moment.

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 6:3 (MSG)

  • genesis 4:20

    Just as Jabal and Jubal had a strong influence on the careers and lifestyles of their children and grandchildren, so we too will pass a legacy to our children. Many years from now I hope that heritage…

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 4:20 (MSG), Genesis 4:21 (MSG)

  • genesis 5:24

    What an interesting way to describe a life well lived. Steadily = constant, regular, or habitual.

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 5:24 (MSG)

  • genesis 4:24

    Interesting. This sounds very familiar to when Jesus replied to his disciples who asked, "How many times must we forgive, seven?" "No, not seven but seventy-seven."

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 4:24 (MSG)

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    2012-01-28

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    2012-01-28

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    2012-01-28

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    2012-01-28

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    2012-01-28

  • Joshua 24:15

    Joshua 24:15 (NLT)
    But if you refuse to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.”

    Created 4 months ago