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A Sexual Comedy

Now when the king returned from the palace garden into the place where they had been drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even assault the queen with me in the house?” As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.  Esther…
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The Destiny Question

And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?”  Esther 4:14b  NASB Who knows – Yesterday we noticed that Mordecai’s remark implies alternative pathways to divine fulfillment.  Life is not cast in stone.  Our choices alter the direction and outcome of the universe.  Things change.  Today we see that…
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One Cog in the Wheel

Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not imagine that you in the king’s palace can escape any more than all the other Jews.  For if you keep silent at this time, liberation and rescue will arise for the Jews from another place,  Esther 4:13-14a  NASB From another place – A few days ago my bicycle stopped working…
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A Personal Ideal

How fair you are, how beautiful!  O Love, with all its raptures!  Song of Songs 7:7  JPS Its – Does the second part of this verse sound a bit strange to you?  The man begins with something we can easily understand.  He thinks his lover is incredibly beautiful.  But instead of “O love, with all…
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Round Pegs, Square Holes

“Who knows, God may turn and relent, and turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish.”  Jonah 3:9  NASB Who knows? – Nineveh is a problem.  Not because it was an evil city that needed to be eradicated.  Not because Jonah resisted announcing God’s intention.  No, Nineveh is a problem because of…
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