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Exodus 5:7-9; Romans 8:5-8, 12-17 Recently, there was a song going around the internet called the "Rich Men North of Richmond". It mostly speaks to the anguish of a working man who is striving and working and is not making ends meet, and, yes, there…

Nehemiah 9:1-31 That is proclaimed so much by so many about slavery, racism, poverty, etcetera…and they're right. Yet, here we have the example of the Jews. It was the fault of their ancestors. However, their ancestors were dead. Often, you cannot figure out the right…

Psalm 111; Isaiah 25:6–10a; Mark 6:35–44 The veil has long existed as a physical reminder of mystery. The truly veiled bride becomes a mystery (again) as she walks down the aisle toward an anxious and waiting groom. Modern weddings have pretty much eschewed the bridal…

Psalm 100; 2 Samuel 5:1–12; Luke 15:1–7 In case you haven’t noticed, the theme for the week (Thursday through today, plus tomorrow) is sheep. Almost all the Scriptures reference sheep in some form or another. Without question, the sheep are the People of God. Even…

Psalm 85:8–13; Amos 4:6–13; Luke 1:57–80 God speaks shalom to his people [who follow him] and to his faithful [where he is the core] ones (a very loose paraphrase of Psalm 85:8) Salvation is close to those that honor God (Psalm 85:9). Then…we get Amos.