Creative Space for Wanderers
From recognition of my many sins to the image of Beulah Land, through the land of despair and discouragement, today’s reading was a challenge for me for deep personal reasons. God is so faithful as I read this morning. I hoped He would speak to me in these verses and then it happened–nearly the last …
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This past week at Exponential, I was reunited with so many men and women of great faith and deep humility; those who have led literally hundreds to Christ by creating and cultivating environments that were safe to discuss eternal matters. These leaders have names I know well, but you would not recognize from headlines. They …
and One of the many things that Francis Chan included in his talk yesterday at the end of Exponential East 2017 was A.W. Tozer’s assertion1 that this country has lost its “lofty concept of God” that is, “the high concept of God” We’ve suffered the loss of that high concept of God, and the concept of God handled …
and Before jumping into Isaiah’s prophecies against Damascus, Cush, Egypt, Babylon, Edom and Arabia, we read an affirmation psalm (). Psalm 101: I Will In eight verses, this psalm affirms twelve “I Will” statements — a great way to start the week! I will sing of the Lord’s love and justice I will be careful …
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and In the reading this morning we ride the rollercoaster of great news about the birth of Jesus and the flagrant disrespect that Israel shows toward God. The upside is wonderful, the downside is devastating, literally. Four times we read the refrain: Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is …
and Today’s word from Isaiah is hard, difficult to read, extremely sad when I think about the population that is affected. He has no choice but to tell it like it is–God has provided a vision, the story must be told. Jerusalem staggers, Judah is falling; their words and deeds are against the Lord, defying …
Today we come to the Epilogue of Proverbs, words that describe an incredible woman, a wife that surpasses them all. Volumes have been published on this section in Proverbs, entire organizations founded to honor women, etc. I’m not trying to add to the list at all, just taking time this morning to honor my wife …
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Read: Several themes wind through these three chapters. I could read these each day and hear different voices speaking truth based on the day’s circumstances. I hope to gain wisdom, avoid being a fool and learn more today than yesterday by listening to instructions written here so plainly. Fools Fools, not something anyone wants to …
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Read: and Most of the warnings in these two chapters deal with adultery, one of the Ten Commandments that has to be explained over and over again to penetrate our think skulls! Such a simple concept, but obviously a divisive issue that seems to have transcended time. With repeated warnings, you would think this would …
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Read: and Ahaz The only good thing I can say about Ahaz is that somehow he had a son, Hezekiah. Ahaz followed the ways of the northern kingdom, detestable practices, even burned his children in the fire as a sacrifice to some god. In his time of trouble King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to …