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When Confusion Reigns, Step Back
2026-04-13 08:41 1 Samuel 14:20 "Then Saul and the people who were with him rallied and went into the battle; and behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was very great confusion."   The conf...
Myth or Mercy?
2026-04-12 09:37 1 Timothy 4:7 "Have nothing to do with godless and silly myths. Train yourself in godliness".   There are plenty of godless and silly myths, now and always. They are relatively easy to spot when we ...
Rationing Ourselves
2026-04-10 11:01 Ezekiel 4:16 "Moreover he said to me, 'Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem; they shall eat bread by weight and drink water by measure and in dismay.'"   Jerusale...
Slaves Can Be Tricky!
2026-04-09 10:39 Judith 14:18 "The slaves have tricked us! One Hebrew woman has brought disgrace upon the house of King Nebuchadnezzar! For look, here is Holofernes lying on the ground, and his head is not on him!"  ...
The Big Yellow One's the Sun*
2026-04-08 09:22 Sirach 43:4 "A man tending a furnace works in burning heat, but the sun burns the mountains three times as much; it breathes out fiery vapors, and with bright beams it blinds the eyes."   Sirach is ...
The Lord's Purposes Stand, But Include Mercy
2026-04-06 10:07 Jeremiah 51:29 "The land trembles and writhes in pain, for the Lord's purposes against Babylon stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant."   God will always accomplish ...
Known and Loved from the Beginning
2026-04-03 06:34 Isaiah 45:4 "For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I surname you, though you do not know me."   God is speaking to Cyrus, the future (by about 140 years!) ...
We Are Captives No Longer
2026-04-02 05:28 Isaiah 52:2 "Shake yourself from the dust, arise, O captive Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion."   This is a fitting verse for Holy Thursday, since Jesus is about ...
The Art of the Deal
2026-04-01 09:03 Genesis 23:20 "The field and the cave that is in it were made over to Abraham as a possession for a burying place by the Hittites." (A real estate deal, right up my alley!)   Abraham wanted to bury ...
Hate (for Sin) Has a Home Here
2026-03-31 05:39 Amos 6:8 "The Lord God has sworn by himself (says the Lord, the God of hosts): 'I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his strongholds; and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it."   I l...