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Oct 2018
The Big Three This is a wonderful passage isn’t it? I remember being in high school/college/seminary and, no matter what course I was taking, the question on every student’s mind was the same: ‘What’s going to be on the test?’ We all wanted to know what the teacher expected of us. Believers are like that too. As men and woman who’ve received mercy in abundance from our good God, we desire to live lives that please Him in every way. There are a few great ‘go to’ passages in Scripture that describe......
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October 23, 2018
Drowning in Rivers of Oil
What does the Lord require of me? When the Lord looks at me, a sinner He’s rescued from sin and death, what does He expect to find? Micah 6:8 famously asks and answers that very...
October 22, 2018
The Blood That Delivered Us, and Keeps Delivering Us
In Micah 6, the Lord calls upon the mountains and the hills to witness His accusation against His people. Why have they been so unfaithful? Why have they abandoned Him for other gods, for idols?...
October 15, 2018
The Lost Art of Contrition
Note: Dear friends, today’s blog is significantly longer than most. It was intended to be split into two blogs, but I couldn’t think of a way to split it without breaking its ‘rhythm,’ if that...
October 09, 2018
The Mercy of Jesus: A Meditation, Part 2
Mercy is one of our Father’s many magnificent attributes. Those of us who have found mercy – who have been kissed by God’s mercy – need not have it explained to us. Those who have...
October 08, 2018
The Mercy of Jesus: A Meditation, Part 1
It is impossible for me to imagine that Johann Gerhard’s Sacred Meditations were written when he was only twenty-two years old. I knew nothing at twenty-two, and I sometimes feel that I know even less now!...
October 02, 2018
Contemplation
What I have shared with you during this two-part message in Ephesians 1:15-19a has been nothing more than my own discoveries in research and meditation on those passages. Now it’s your turn. Set aside some...
October 01, 2018
Redeeming Ruth
The story of Ruth and Boaz is a wonderful picture of the kinsmen redeemer. As Boaz (an Israelite) was to Ruth (a Gentile), Christ is to His Church. Christ (The Savior) is solely qualified to...