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You, however
Isn’t it remarkable how often we look at others in order to gauge how we are doing? As we look around the church we can see an awful lot that is not good: selfish people, the money hungry, proud, arrogant, even the downright abusive and unholy – what an ugly bunch of people to worship… Continue reading
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God Always Speaks
Every word that God speaks through the prophets has at its heart relationship. “You only have I known of all the families of the earth.” (Amos 3:1) He says through Amos. This isn’t about incorrect religious observance. It’s not about lack of attendance at the temple or failure to offer the right thing in the… Continue reading
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With God it’s Personal
How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? Hosea 11:8 The prophet Hosea is famous for God’s command to marry and pursue a faithless wife. Although it’s doubtful that Gomer was a prostitute, in many ways she was worse – she was faithless for no personal gain,… Continue reading
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When I don’t know how to pray
Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer. Daniel 9:3 What was Daniel’s life really like? He was abducted from his homeland as a young man, probably in his early teens. He and his friends were put under the Chief of the Eunuchs – the logical deduction is that as… Continue reading
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The Question is…
The golden image had been raised, the command had gone out, the music played. A sea of humanity as one has rushed to comply, to bow down, to worship this idol, this golden image of a non-god as commanded by their megalomaniac king. Still standing among this wave of bent backs are three young foreigners:… Continue reading
