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Ian

Otherly Holiness

Psalm 22:23-31; Genesis 15:1-21; Romans 3:21-31 (read online ⧉) In Genesis, we read of the covenant God made with Abram. When we look at the blood and sacrifices from a modern perspective, it is easy to be repulsed or disgusted by the concept. In Abram's…

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Ian

Deserting or Desserting

Psalm 77, Proverbs 30:1–9, Matthew 4:1–11 (read online ⧉) If your were present at the Ash Wednesday service or the past Sunday service, you may recall that in Lent we witness and experience a symbolic representation of Jesus' trial in the desert, and the biblical…

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Ian

The Tension of Pain and Joy

Job 4:1-21, Psalm 77, Ephesians 2:1-10 (read online ⧉) Job’s friend, Eliphaz, was one of 4 friends that came to visit Job in his time of trouble. While, ultimately, they misspoke of God, at other times they spoke truth of God and Job. Eliphaz told…

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Ian

Trust, Truth and Restoration

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…

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Ian

Follow the Call

1 Samuel 2:27–3:18, 1 Samuel 16:1–13, Matthew 7:15–27 (read online ⧉) Often we are oblivious to God’s blessings. We succumb to the world’s perspective that things “just happen” and we “earned” it all. While in some regards there is truth in the world’s words, there…

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