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If you are like me, you are trying to figure out what we’re going to do with ourselves for the next few days, weeks, or maybe even months during this coronavirus quarantine and social distancing exercise. It will be important for us to think ahead about how we are going to take care of ourselves […]

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SCRIPTURE: Zephaniah 1-3; John 9 Jesus said, “You’re asking the wrong question. You’re looking for someone to blame. There is no such cause-effect here. Look instead for what God can do. We need to be energetically at work for the One who sent me here, working while the sun shines. When night falls, the workday […]

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SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 7; 2 Chronicles 4; Psalm 98; Romans 2 When outsiders who have never heard of God’s law follow it more or less by instinct, they confirm its truth by their obedience. They show that God’s law is not something alien, imposed on us from without, but woven into the very fabric of […]

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SCRIPTURE: 1 Chronicles 25-27; 1 Thessalonians 4 Regarding life together and getting along with each other, you don’t need me to tell you what to do. You’re God-taught in these matters. Just love one another! You’re already good at it; your friends all over the province of Macedonia are the evidence. Keep it up; get better […]

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SCRIPTURE: 2 Samuel 19-20; Psalm 55; Matthew 28 “There’s an old saying in these parts: ‘If it’s answers you want, come to Abel and get it straight.’ We’re a peaceful people here, and reliable. And here you are, trying to tear down one of Israel’s mother cities. Why would you want to mess with God’s legacy […]

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SCRIPTURE: 2 Sam. 18; Ps. 56; Matt. 27 They don’t let up—    they smear my reputation    and huddle to plot my collapse.They gang up,    sneak together through the alleysTo take me by surprise,    wait their chance to get me. Psalm 56:5-6 MSG OBSERVATIONS: Character assassination and smearing of reputations is nothing new. When ideas and words fail, lies become […]

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SCRIPTURE: 2 Sam. 17; Ps. 71; Matt. 26 Jesus said, “Friend, why this charade?” Matthew 26:50 MSG OBSERVATIONS: Jesus saw the one who would betray him. He saw the double-dealings of the religious authorities. And he found a way to stay true to himself and deal with the bad behavior of those around him without […]

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SCRIPTURE: 2 Sam. 15-16; Ps. 32; Matt. 25 “‘Take the thousand and give it to the one who risked the most. And get rid of this “play-it-safe” who won’t go out on a limb. Throw him out into utter darkness.’ Matthew 25:28-30 MSG OBSERVATIONS: This parable seems to chastise cautiousness and reward risk. The hard […]

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SCRIPTURE: 2 Samuel 13-14; Matthew 24 Just then, Jonadab, [David’s] brother Shimeah’s son, stepped up. “My master must not think that all the young men, the king’s sons, are dead. Only Amnon is dead. This happened because of Absalom’s outrage since the day that Amnon violated his sister Tamar. So my master, the king, mustn’t […]

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