Cape Town
Taken in the National Park garden outside of Cape Town.
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Moses, Jeremiah and Isaiah
The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was. Exodus 20:21 ESV Far off – When God descends on His mountain, are you near or far off? You might say, “Well, we aren’t at Sinai, so how can I tell?” But if you knew that the idiomatic use…
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Koinos with the Devil
for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds 2 John 11 NASB Participates – We have koinonia fellowship with God’s chosen. That’s what it means to become a citizen of the Kingdom. But now John uses the same underlying verb to warn us of another kind of participation. By saying…
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Community Things
One reader in the community owns a restaurant in the St. Louis area. He would like to hire some people, especially those attached to this community who are looking for work. As he said, “If I can help someone, why wouldn’t I do it?” So, if you are looking for work and you think this…
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Unsociable Etiquette
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting. 2 John 10 NASB This teaching – John gets nasty. If someone comes to you with a message that doesn’t square with the truth of the Messiah, don’t let him…
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Waiting for the Day
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” Psalm 122:1 NASB Let us go – In a language without punctuation, emphasis is accomplished by word placement. Words that come first are more strongly emphasized than words that come last. So you won’t be surprised to find…
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The Enchantments last month
I recently posted a picture of the Enchantments, a series of glacial lakes above 9000 feet elevation in the North Cascades. I took the picture 40 years ago, but NOT in May. Those lakes are only open in the late Fall before the snow comes. Here is a picture of what they look like now….
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The Progressives
Any one who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son. 2 John 9 NASB Goes too far – There is one standard of correct understanding of God’s demands on men. That…
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One Reader’s Story
After I spoke with Andrew on the phone, I asked him to write up something about his journey. I think it may speak to many in this community who feel all alone in the walk. Here’s what he has to say: Even before we married in 2000, my wife Renee and I discovered that…
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Bleep, Bleep, Blepo
Watch yourselves, that you might not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward. 2 John 8 NASB Watch yourselves – Are you paying attention? That’s what the Greek term blepo means here. We are to carefully guard, to look diligently at ourselves. But notice what John has in mind. …
