I’m recording this on Sunday night, and I’m running late. We normally don’t have Sunday night church, but tonight we did, and we had a guest speaker…our former Senior Pastor. As you probably know if you’ve been listening to the show for awhile, I’m the guy who runs the sound and video at church, so…
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Today is one of our special Dog Days of Podcasting episodes, and good ol’ Chuck Tomasi, he of the recent oral surgery, sent in a question. Where should a person who has never read the Bible before begin reading? That’s a really great question. A lot of people do try to tackle the Bible as…
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Today is one of our special Dog Days of Podcasting episodes, and I’ll be answering a question from Melissa Bartell, one of the DDP participating podcasters. Her show is called Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub. Melissa says that she used to be in a Bible study group at which several different Bible translations were…
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As Job continues his response to Eliphaz, who has said that evil people are quickly judged in this life, Job restates that evil people often continue in their evil and victimize the needy and weak. And they live their lives with apparent impunity to the judgement of God. But, Job says, God is watching, and…
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In chapter 7, after David finally gets a time of rest from war, he looks at the beautiful palace he has, and it dawns on him that the Lord should have something better than the tent in which the Ark of the Covenant has been housed. God has blessed him. The Lord picked him to…
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We already know that much of what Job’s friends have said to him have been ill-conceived and hurtful. In chapter 22 today, part of what Eliphaz had to say is being said by some very popular preachers today. And the message is just plain wrong, not to mention destructive to some people’s faith. Eliphaz’s message…
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Many or most of those participating in Dog Days of Podcasting are listening to all or most of the other DDP podcasts, so I feel the need to explain some of the points that the Apostle Paul made in this letter to Titus. I know that there are some who have limited knowledge of the Bible,…
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In chapter three, Ish-bosheth made a bad mistake. He forgot who really put him in the throne. It was Abner who made it possible for Ish-bosheth, King Saul’s son, to ascend to the throne. It was Abner’s cunning and strength as a leader who put him there. Ish-bosheth was not a leader, and he severely…
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As we closed out the book of 1 Samuel, we saw the death of Saul and his sons. We pick up right there as we begin 2 Samuel. David is anointed as King in chapter 2, and the rest of the book tells about David’s forty year reign. The man who brought the report of…
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In chapter 16, Job finally tells his friends how he would be speaking to one of them if the tables were switched. He tells them that he would speak encouraging and consoling words, instead of the hurtful, accusatory things they’ve been saying to him. He tells them that they’ve put him in a no win…
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