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Ian

Seventh Monday after Epiphany

Psalm 120, Mark 13:9-13, 2 Peter 1:20-2:9 Psalm 120 is a lament. The psalmist is among those who live a life of lies. These same people are warmongers, seeking strife and conflict. The psalmist is living in foreign lands that seek no peace, but the…

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Ian

Transformational Inheritance

In the Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary (11th Ed), (1) a legacy is a gift of personal money or personal property, (2) something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor. What a dry way to kill a legacy. Abraham had plenty of personal property and…

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Ian

Knowing Whose

2 Chronicles 6:32–42; Jeremiah 31:7–14 Solomon was ceremoniously blessing the newly constructed Temple. There is a lot of political pomp and circumstance that is part of the ceremony. It would have been expected, and much of the political speech dressed up in religious language had…

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Ian

Old With New

Psalm 147:12-20, Proverbs 1:1-7; James 3:13-18 He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and judgments to Israel. He has not done this for every nation; they do not know his judgments. Hallelujah! Psalm 147:19-20 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge;…

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Ian

New Year's Day

Psalm 8, Galatians 4:4-7, Numbers 6:22-27 "What is a human being that you remember him, a son of man that you look after him?" [Psalm 8:4] "So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then God has made you…

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