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Ian

Wait and See

Psalm 110:1–4; Exodus 19:7–25; Hebrews 2:1–4 God tells the “master” (king) to “sit”. It is quite common today for rulers to sit while the armies go forth to wage war or defend the nation. When the Psalm was written, it was normal that kings/rulers went…

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Ian

So Bright

Psalm 50:1–6; 2 Kings 2:1–12; 2 Corinthians 4:3–6; Mark 9:2–9 “From the rising of the sun to where it sets, God, the Lord God, speaks, calling out to the earth.” —Psalm 50:1 [CEB] God has never stopped calling out to the earth. Even after humanity’s…

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Ian

Seeing Well

Psalm 50:1–6; 1 Kings 16:1–7; Luke 19:41–44 “If only I had known…” We often will look back on our decisions as if we could have fixed them, or even with the assumption that we are wiser now than we were then. “Hindsight is 20/20,” is…

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Ian

Help Me Understand

Psalm 102:12–28; Job 6:1–13; Mark 3:7–12 The recent Super Bowl reminded me of the first Super Bowl victory of the Seattle Seahawks. Having grown up in the San Francisco Bay Area and experiencing the 49ers and the Raiders, a Super Bowl championship was exciting, but…

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Ian

Change of Plans

Judges 2:16–23; Acts 13:16–25 There is a saying that you are probably familiar with: repeating the same thing and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. When it comes to practice, that isn’t the case. When it comes to many other things in life,…

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