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Jeremiah

Supersize me

April 20, 2009

I’m teaching through the 10 Commandments at OTCC, and this weekend was the 2nd one – no carved images. You can listen to the audio here.
Anyway, although I got through the teaching on the commandment itself, there were a couple of things I didn’t have time to elaborate on, so I am going to do [...]

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Jeremiah 50-51

January 29, 2008

It is important to learn to interpret the Bible correctly, especially when it comes to understanding Bible prophecy. Bible interpretation is both a science and an art. “It is a science because it is guided by rules within a system; and it is an art  because the application of those rules is by skill, not [...]

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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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On a mission from God

January 22, 2008

A few days ago I read Jeremiah 47. Overall it’s a short prophecy against Philistia – nothing really exciting or what you might consider applicable to me in South Bend.
However, a theme from the last two verses (6-7; told you it was short) have stuck with me for these past few days. Look:
Now, O sword [...]

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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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