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Ian

Wednesday after Easter

Genesis 1:24–2:1, Genesis 3:6–13, Psalm 11, Matthew 6:22–23 Up through verse 25, God’s creative acts end with the epithet, “…God saw that it was good.” Then God made mankind. With the completion of that act, “…God saw that it was very good.” The word very…

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Ian

Learn What Was Lost

Psalm 63:1–8, Isaiah 5:1–7, Luke 6:43–45 “…Your faithful love is better than life.” Do you see God’s love for you that way? Greater than life. This is similar to Jesus’ words about surrendering one’s life to the cross (Luke 14:25–27). David’s psalm is full of…

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Ian

Sixth Monday after Epiphany

Psalm 37:1-12, Jeremiah 12:1–17, 2 Peter 1:2–10 We can look around, and wonder what’s wrong with the world. Those who are corrupt or greedy seem to be doing so much better than good people. When we look around, we can either be discouraged or we…

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Ian

More Present

Psalm 139; Isaiah 12; Matthew 1:1–12 The lineage of Jesus. How boring. Did you think that? You are not alone in that. Many people read the lineage of Jesus or just skip it. Wait, did you skip it? If so, please read it now… Why…

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Ian

Bringing God In

"Make your ways known to me, Lord; teach me your paths." (Psalm 25:4) "You sent your good Spirit to instruct them…" (Nehemiah 9:20) "…test all things. Hold on to what is good. Stay away from evil." (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22) Psalm 25 is viewed by many…

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