Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
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Mordecai sent back this answer to Esther: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s...
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Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and He will deliver us from Your Majesty’s...
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The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Even though an army encamps against me, though war arise against me, yet I will be confident. Psalm 27:1-3, Adapted King David was no stranger to attacks from foreign enemies, or from enemies within. In this...
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Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will be...
Second Sunday Of Advent | Gabriel
And the angel said to Zechariah, "Do not be afraid. Your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John." Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in her years.” The...
A Juggling Delusion
There is a reason we cannot do two things at once, effectively. Creation (existence) is binary. Off or on. Yes or no. All synchronistic maybes ultimately dissolve into a binary 1 or 2. This or something else. All or nothing. Alive or dead. Life is not meant to be...
Fear Of The Lord
Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy is understanding. The words of a wise person are gracious. The talk of a fool self-destructs. He starts out talking nonsense and ends up spouting insanity and evil. Proverbs 9:10, Ecclesiastes...
A Prayer For The Morning
Let all that I am praise the Lord. With my whole heart I will praise His holy name. Let all that I am bring honor and glory to the Lord. May I never forget the good things He does for me. He forgives my sins, redeems me from death, and crowns me with love and tender...
Worldview
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were created through Him, and without Him not one thing came into being. John 1:1-3 NRSV. A worldview is only as valid as its account of truth...
As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us
"As we forgive those who trespass against us" (Matthew 6:12). They are a child of God doing the very best they know how. You have not been called as a judge. Cut them some slack. Forgive them as you have been forgiven.
Forgiveness
I don't know about you, but God has extended me such unimaginable grace, that there is nothing I can not forgive of my fellow man. Matthew 18: 22-35 (The Parable of The Unforgiving Servant). Forgive them as you have been forgiven. Matthew 6: 9-13 (The Lord's Prayer)
First Sunday Of Advent | Zechariah, Elizabeth, and John
When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron. Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of...
A Prayer For The Morning
Bring joy to God in the morning. Pray His Word back to Him. Psalm 100Sing to the Lord, all the world. Worship the Lord with joy. Come before Him with happy songs. Acknowledge that the Lord is God. He made us, and we belong to Him; we are His people, we are His flock....
Rejoice
The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful to see. This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His faithful love endures forever....
Rationalization Is Disobedience
Samuel replied to King Saul, “What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience? Listen. Obedience is far better than sacrifice. He is much more interested in your listening to Him than in your offering the fat of rams to Him....
Revival
Let’s examine and search out our ways and return to the Lord. We raise our heart and hands toward God in heaven. Adapted, Lamentations 3:40-41 Surely we have sinned and fallen short. Both good and bad, joy and sorrow are part of God's sanctifying Providence. Let’s...
For His Glory
Everything comes from God, exists by His power, and is intended for His glory. All glory to Him forevermore. Amen. Adapted, Romans 11:36 The praise of God should be the cardinal object of all that we do. The noblest aim of intelligent beings is to secure Him a revenue...
Being The Best Version Of Me I Can Be
The woman . . . said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” John 4:28-29 It’s tempting to get caught up in the comparison game. To look at others and say, “At least I don’t sin like that guy,” or “I’m doing...
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