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Monday, September 11th, 2006Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
II Thess. 2:16-17 (ESV)
Pardon the personal pronouns this morning - I'm finding that helpful today.
God loved me, and it is […]
Reading the Books
Tuesday, August 29th, 2006You may have noticed lately the lack of book reviews on here. There's a reason for this, and that reason is that I haven't read many books lately.
I really do feel like I want to read some new, exciting, make-you-think sort of books. But I've noticed a problem. The problem is that I tend to read […]
The Dishonest Manager, Part 2
Friday, August 11th, 2006See The Dishonest Manager
I've read a lot of thoughts and I've come to think of it in a few different ways. I think the primary aim of this parable has to do with our earthly wealth, and what we are doing with it. He refers to it as 'unrighteous wealth.' Jesus tells the story of […]
The Dishonest Manager
Monday, August 7th, 2006This parable (in Luke 16) really didn't make much sense to me, so I had to think about it for a while. In fact, take a read yourself, and put in comments about your thoughts (even if they are simply confused thoughts, like mine). In a few days, I'll put down what I've learned from […]
Jesus Learned Who He Was From Scripture
Monday, July 10th, 2006Background: Last night we talked about the Messianic prophecies in Isaiah. An interesting point that came up and was then strengthened in our gathering was the thought that Jesus learned who He was from Scripture. This, like many other things, is not how I've always thought, but makes sense. Jesus, called by God, found the […]
Isaiah Chapter 1
Thursday, June 29th, 2006We're covering Isaiah ch1-6 on Sunday night, so I thought I'd read through it (you might consider doing the same!). It's also helpful to me to just write down what I hear it saying when I read it, kindof summarizing it. Here's what I've got. If this is helpful, let me know — I don't […]
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