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The Messianic Telescope
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,” Luke 1:68 NASB Visited us – When John the Baptist is named, Zacharias regains his ability to speak. According to the text, Zacharias was “filled with the holy spirit” and prophesied. We know the Sunday School story,…
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Free to Serve
Ransom me from human oppression, that I may observe Your statutes. Psalm 119:134 (Robert Alter translation) Human Oppression – What is human oppression? The Hebrew is ‘oseq ‘adam. We easily recognize the second common noun, ‘adam, but what about the first, ‘oseq? Don’t spiritualize this. The word is “concerned with acts of abuse of power…
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Carry On Luggage
Even to your old age I will be the same, and even to your graying years I will bear you! I have done it, and I will carry you; and I will bear you and I will deliver you. Isaiah 46:4 NASB Bear – Who carries your bags? The Hebrew sabal is the verb “to bear,…
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Woodshed Workshop
Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O Lord, and whom You teach out of Your law; Psalm 94:12 NASB Chasten – “Spiritual stress is a major source of unhappiness.”[1] If you haven’t encountered this truth about life, perhaps you missed a growth experience. Far too often we wish for a life of ease, thinking…
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A Live Report from “Children Under the Bridge”
I am sitting in the Kentucky Fried Chicken shop here in Jakarta, Indonesia, trying to figure out how to communicate what I have seen and felt when I visited the Children Under the Bridge project. It’s not easy. There is the shock of actually being in the place where they live out their days. Between…
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Lust for Life
The LORD does not let the appetite of the righteous go unsatisfied, but what the wicked crave he thrusts aside. Proverbs 10:3 (Bruce Waltke translation) Appetite – What really moves you? What are the most important motivators in your life? What drives you to keep going? What inspires you to new heights? In Hebrew, all…
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Cancelbration (2)
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Romans 8:2 NASB Law of sin and death – What is “the law of sin and death”? If you follow Martin Luther (and others), you might assume that Paul’s use of nomos…
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TACOMA IS NEAR
Just a reminder that the Tacoma, WA, conference for February 11-12 is very near. If you have not signed up, please do so by going to the registration page HERE.
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Cancelbration (1)
Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 NASB No condemnation – Celebrate! The judgment has been cancelled! That sounds great, doesn’t it? You and I are freed from the verdict that hung over us. The penalty that we deserved has been lifted. Joy should flood our lives….
