Today’s Word

The Father Is Alert

“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast.  As I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to overthrow, to destroy and to bring disaster, so I will watch…
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Things That I Used To Do

You have come to me to bring my iniquity to remembrance and to put my son to death! 1 Kings 17:18 NASB Iniquity – This word, translated “iniquity,” is one of the principal words for sin and evil found in the Old Testament (awon in Hebrew). This word carries the idea of something twisted, something…
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Stepping in It – Again

All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. John 1:3 NASB Him – The section title in the English Bible (“The Deity of Christ”) is, of course, a theological addition to the text. It tells the reader how to read the following Greek…
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Stepping In It – Rewind

Do not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it is an abhorrence. Leviticus 18:22  JPS Abhorrence – When it comes to the Hebrew word to’evah (abomination, abhorrence), most discussions move immediately to this verse.  Why?  Because homosexuality is such a hot political/religious topic.  The incendiary comments on both sides offer plenty of garbage and confusion.  But little progress…
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Necessary Trauma

Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. Genesis 32:24 NASB Left alone – “When you know the story to which you belong, and when you know your role in that story, you have a profound sense of purpose. That is what we are invited into: God’s ongoing work in…
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