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Jeremiah 18:1–13 The story of Jeremiah visiting the potter’s house is probably quite familiar to you. In many respects, it is an odd sort of comfort story. That is the way it is often used. We are in the hands of God. It sounds good,…

Matthew 16:13–20; Acts 11:1–18; 2 Corinthians 11:16–30 Peter appears to have been the first one to put it all together. He declared that Jesus was the Messiah. We often look back at Peter, thinking, “Well, that was obvious!” There were actually a number of people…

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…

Numbers 14:28–35; Numbers 21:1–4; Numbers 21:21–26; Numbers 21:31–35 (read online ⧉) We often think of the Israelites wandering in the desert for 40 years in kind of a nebulous way. There was indeed follow the cloud of smoke by day, and fire by night. They…

Luke 7:36–8:3; Luke 24:1–12 (read online ⧉) In Jesus’ day, women held a “lesser” societal role. It’s not that they held no role. In Roman culture, women’s roles were actually in somewhat of a cultural disarray as “free” marriage was opposed by Augustus Caesar who…