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Jonah 3

April 16, 2009

Chapter 3 is a really powerful part of Jonah’s story, maybe even the most powerful. People tend to focus on the fish and the plant, but those are really secondary to the story of God’s never-ending search to deliver humans. This is the main course of the little book, and in it I find three [...]

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Proverbs 18

February 24, 2009

Trying to get caught up on postings in Proverbs. Here are some thoughts from chapter 18.
One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment. (18:1)
I am an introvert by nature. That is, I’d much rather spend my time alone playing, studying, writing – anything except being with a lot of [...]

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Amos 7-9

January 5, 2009

I found several things interesting in these last few chapters of Amos prophecy that I want to point out.
1) Amos uses the Hebrew Adonai YHVH (translated “sovereign LORD” in the NET) 20 times throughout, but I didn’t notice it much until these last three chapters, where 11 of them are found.
Adonai is traditionally translated “Lord” [...]

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Listen, Day 35: James

October 20, 2008

Got the family back around the listening schedule for tonight again. Not much discussion because nobody brought paper with them.
Saralynn:

The rich will disappear – sort of like is happening in the current economy?
I have a hard time reconciling the connection of faith and prayer (chapter 5 and elsewhere – think “mustard seed and a mountain”) [...]

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Is the "whole truth" always necessary?

October 29, 2007

When a witness is sworn into court, they vow “to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” Understandably, in order to have a fair trial, the judge wants all witness to tell everything they know, as accurately as they can remember. But is this necessary in all situations?
In Jeremiah 38, King Zedekiah asks [...]

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