Palacio Nacional, Queluz, Portugal
Off the tourist path, but simply marvelous, this palace was the home of Portuguese royalty until 1910 when Portugal expelled the royal family.
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Musings on the “Dietary” Instructions
Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; who eat swine’s flesh, and the broth of unclean meat is in their pots. Isaiah 65:4 NASB Today’s Word edition is authored by Rodney Baker, Adelaide, Australia Unclean – Over the last couple of days I have been pondering and asking God about a…
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Lakeland, Florida on Wednesday, April 3
Skip will be teaching at Covenant Center at 26 Lake Wire Road in Lakeland on Wednesday, April 3, at 7PM If you’re in the area, please join us.
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The Case Law God
. . . that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Romans 3:26 ESV Just – In our thinking, justice means following the rule of law. But in the ancient Near East, justice is conformity to prior paradigm cases and traditions. In our world, a legal structure…
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Degree Mill
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.” John 14:26 NASB Teach – In academic circles, a “degree mill” is a company that offers you pieces of paper that claim you have…
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The God Who Feels
And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD relented from that calamity and said to the angel who was working destruction among the people, “It is enough; now stay your hand.” . . 2 Samuel 24:16 ESV Relented – Sometimes you have to know the history of a…
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How Can You Not Be Inspired?
A cathedral in Lisbon. Put aside the icons and relics from outside the faith and sit quietly here for awhile. How can you not be directed to think about the majesty of God?
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Holy Contradiction, Batman!
For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed is every one who does not abide by all things written in the book of the Law, to perform them.” Galatians 3:10 NASB Works of the Law – Most Christians are taught that Paul converted…
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Corrected Links to RUTH audio files
If you recently bought the RUTH audio series, there were some bad links. I believe they have been corrected. If you are having trouble with the downloads, just email me and I will send you the correct links. I am so sorry for this. Skip
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Construction Material
So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. Genesis 2:21 ESV Ribs – Except for this passage (side of man) and 2 Samuel 16:13 (side of hill), this word (sela’) is usually about an…
