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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…

Exodus 20:1–17; John 2:13–22; 1 Corinthians 1:18–25; Psalm 19 (read online ⧉) The 10 Commandments in Exodus. The temple cleaned out with whips. The foolishness of the Cross versus signs and wisdom. All 3 passages are passionate reminders of who God is, and each tells…

Genesis 17:1–7, 15–16; Romans 4:13–25; Mark 8:31–38 (read online ⧉) We celebrate people who reach the 100-year mark (or more). Reporters will ask how they've lived so long, and the person will say that they never did such-and-such, or always did such-and-such, or that it…

Daniel 9:16-19, Psalm 25:1-10, 2 Timothy 4:1-5 Daniel knows that God is holy and righteous. Daniel knows that the people of Israel are in exile and hopeless because they chose to ignore God and the many prophets that He sent. They chose to follow their…

Genesis 38:1–26, Ruth 1:3–14, Mark 12:18–27 (read online ⧉) Whether it be the situation such as with Judah and Tamar or Ruth or the one proposed by the Sadduccees, most modern American Christians skip over the questions that come up with these passages, as they…