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Ian

In the Meantime

Exodus 28:39–29:9; Exodus 32:1–21; Romans 5:1–11 (read online ⧉) The pomp, display, mystery, pageantry (and politics) that surrounds the elevation of a cardinal (or, per rule, any Roman Catholic male) to the position of pope is pretty amazing and can be quite stirring. It should…

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Ian

Commandments and Following

Deuteronomy 4:3–9; Mark 12:28–34 (read online ⧉) Imagine walking around and loudly announcing that ALL of God’s commandments are righteous. How long before people would denounce you and unfriend you? Even those who might believe similarly to you might distance themselves. This part of Moses’…

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Ian

Unyielding Prayer

Psalm 39; 2 Samuel 12:13–23; Luke 18:1-8 (read online ⧉) It’s hard to grasp why God would appear to condemn an innocent child to die. How it occurs is a mystery. We can infer that David understood that the child would die and that God…

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Ian

Worship Space

Exodus 35:21–36:7; 1 Chronicles 28:9–21; 2 Kings 12:4–16 (read online ⧉) When things return to normal, well, they probably won’t return to the past normal. In fact, who knows what the new normal will look like. Will places such as churches have to remodel to…

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Ian

Mind Killer

Psalm 23; 2 Chronicles 6:28–33 (read online ⧉) Of the devotionals written so far, this the 54th one around fear. That is greater than 10%. Fear is a monster. It is a consuming monster, and the world is being consumed by it. In the great…

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