Oh my goodness. Job’s despair is palpable in these two chapters, isn’t it? His physical pain is unbearable, but that’s only part of the pain he is suffering. His spirit is broken, too. He had to sit and listen as his so-called friend said that he must have done something to deserve the calamities that…
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Most of us who are serious about Bible study know that reading from more that one translation is a good thing, especially if we’re going to be teaching or preaching. Today’s reading is an excellent example of why this is a good idea. The translation we’re using this week is the Good News Translation. Chapter…
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Did you notice what happened with the Doeg situation? David is running from Saul, and he goes to the priest Ahimilech, because this is where the Tabernacle now is, since Shiloh has been deserted. David wants to get a word from God. Ahimilech asks David why he’s there, and David lies to him. He tells…
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Don’t you just love it when someone starts a conversation with you by saying, “Can I say something to you without you getting mad?” You know it’s going to be one of those conversations. That’s how Eliphaz, one of three friends that came to visit Job, began his discourse. That’s just how I would want…
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Just a short background on 1 Thessalonians before I share a few of my thoughts from today’s reading: It is thought by many scholars that this is the oldest of Paul’s letters (or epistles) to the churches. Thessalonica was the major city in Macedonia when Paul wrote to the church there. The church had as…
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Saul tries to kill David, and the friendship between Jonathan and David begins.
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I want to focus on the exchange between Job and his wife in chapter 2, verses 9 and 10. It said: “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!” 10But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and…
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The main verse that just caused me to almost stand up and cheer was chapter 3, verse 2. Here it is again: “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” Remember, yesterday I spent the entire day writing and producing an episode of the Lifespring! podcast dealing with the SCOTUS decision…
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Hey there. Welcome to a special edition of the Lifespring! show. These days my time is such that I rarely produce an episode of this show, so I guess they’re all special editions, right? The reason for today’s show is to give my response to the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United…
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Ok, so because of the culture in which we live and the recent decision by the Supreme Court and same sex marriage, I’ll go ahead and tackle the subject of David and Jonathan’s friendship. It’s quite a coincidence that this reading came up the same day I just spent writing my response to happenings in…
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