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Psalm 105:1–15, 2 Chronicles 20:1–22, Luke 13:22–31 We often feel powerless in comparison to the world around us. The current pervasive feeling is that normal people do not have a voice in the government that is supposed to be theirs. Many people feel powerless in…

Psalm 105, Exodus 33:1–6 Have you ever known people that no matter how much you might respect, like, or even love them, that spending a large amount of time with them would result in personal injury? It could be a parent, aunt, uncle, cousin, or…

Psalm 27, Genesis 13:14-18, Philippians 3:2-12 David was no saint insofar as not always being a good example to follow: thuggery, adultery, murder, failure to lead and/or protect his family. On the other hand, David wrote God-inspired psalms, designed the Great Temple, outline the rules…

Exodus 6:1–13, Psalm 37:1–24, 1 Corinthians 3:18–4:5 “I want you to walk up to your estranged family (who just so happens to be the world power at the moment) and tell them to release their biggest labor force.” Hmm. We are so accustomed to Moses’…

Proverbs 3:33–4:27, Genesis 3:21–4:7, Luke 3:4–18 (Grand)Parents can pass on wisdom to their (biological, mentored, or spiritual) children and grandchildren. Sometimes the wisdom is things learned, sometimes it is pain survived. In Proverbs, we see a collection of wisdom sayings. Living a good life has…