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Ian

Easy Listening

Jeremiah 26:20–24; Matthew 23:29–24:2 (read online ⧉) The most famous Uriah in the Bible is not the one we read about in Jeremiah. The famous Uriah died because the king slept with his wife. He was…inconvenient for the king. Perhaps being named Uriah isn’t a…

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Ian

Silence is Not Always Golden

Deuteronomy 5:1–31; Matthew 26:57–62; Acts 6:8–15 (read online ⧉) Perjury is a crime. Knowingly providing false witness under oath is a criminal offense, as it should be. Knowing our system, however, perhaps the penalty is not severe enough. People speak “white lies” thinking they are…

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Ian

Holy Night

Genesis 1:1–19; Genesis 22:17–18; Psalm 134 (read online ⧉) I try to settle, but I just pass through A rain dog, gypsy A wandering Jew All those homes were not ours Then I slept one night In Abraham’s field And dreamt there was no moon…

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Ian

At His Word

Psalm 19; Proverbs 1:1–8; Romans 15:4–13 (read online ⧉) When you read the Scriptures, are you reading words or are you reading the Word? If you have been a Christian for any length of time you know what the “right” answer is. That doesn’t mean…

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Ian

A Busy In Between

Psalm 30; Luke 11:29–32; 1 Corinthians 15:50–58; 1 Peter 3:18–22 (read online ⧉) This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by…

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