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Genesis

Proverbs 22

February 26, 2009

A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold. (22:1)
It’s been said that reputation is everything. I don’t know that I would go quite that far, but reputation is very important. For Solomon, a good reputation should be preferred over “great wealth.” This was one of [...]

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Proverbs 21

February 26, 2009

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants. (21:1)
I think this concept is giving a lot of people hope right now in the middle of our current government situation. Part of God’s sovereignty is that even human government (established by God [...]

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Inaugural highlights

January 20, 2009

Here are some things that caught my attention during the various speeches of the inauguration:
Senator Feinstein
“peaceful transition of power” – Have to love the process of transitioning government. Some people on this planet will never experience a new government that does not involve a military coup or assassination.
“the ballot over the bullet” – This was [...]

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The irrationality of sin

March 25, 2008

I have said many times over that sin is irrational, and people who live in sin do stupid things – not because they are stupid, but because sin blinds us to the truth and muddles our thinking.
One of the worst sins (if we could categorize them) is racism – hating a person or group of [...]

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Generational poverty

January 24, 2008

I heard someone recently talking about generational poverty. Basically, it’s when kids who grow up in poverty stay impoverished as adults and grow up a new generation (their kids) into poverty. Left unchecked it becomes multi-generational – one generation after another never moving out of poverty.
Something in my reading this morning reminded me of that. [...]

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