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Jeremiah 27:1–11; Jeremiah 28:1–17; Matthew 11:28–30 One of the ongoing themes of contemporary Christianity is to look at stories such as Jeremiah, and say, “of course he’s God’s prophet!” Looking back it is obvious to us. We’ve had a lot of history since then. We…

Acts 18:24–19:5; 1 Corinthians 3:5–15; 1 Corinthians 3:18–23 (read online ⧉) Continuing from yesterday, Peter and Paul were, and remain, worthy examples to follow. In particular, it is their faithful following of Jesus Christ and their wrestling with the faith for themselves and others. Not…

Deuteronomy 13:1–5; Deuteronomy 18:20–22; Jeremiah 28:1–9 Doomsday prophets are certainly a thing. There are a lot of them, and of varying kinds: epidemiologist (disease), environment, morality, political, sexuality, education, freedom, financial, and so on and on. Doom sells. Doomsayers may also be helpful to guide…

Romans 9:14–33 (read online ⧉) A vignette from a family life… “It’s your fault,” said the child. “How so,” asked the parent. “You knew, and you didn’t stop me,” responded the child. “Except I warned you before,” the parent replied. “So, what,” retorted the child.

Matthew 18:15–20; 1 Peter 1:13–24 (read online ⧉) Once, an old warrior told a young man that the young man’s father was killed by a certain individual. The young man later confronted the certain individual and learned that the certain individual was actually his father.