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Ian

Long Roads Together

Genesis 22:1–18, Isaiah 45:11–17, Matthew 4:1–11 Genesis has many passages in it that Christians, Jews, and non-believers stumble over. Often it is our own pride, and sometimes it is us looking back upon those “backward and ignorant” people, with all our knowledge and obviously “better”…

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Ian

Seventh Friday after Epiphany

Psalm 34, Job 1:1–10, 1 John 4:7–21 There is something in the Old Testament that remains unresolved. The Psalmist declares that the wicked will not be remembered and the righteous will be. This is a common theme. Yet, when we look at scripture, and we…

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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

The First Sunday of Advent

Psalm 25:1-10, Jeremiah 33:14-16, Luke 21:25-36 "…for you are the God of my salvation…" Psalm 51:5 "In those days and at that time, I will cause a Righteous Branch to sprout up for David, and he will administer justice and righteousness in the land. Jeremiah…

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