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THE SUBTLE SINNER
Connect The TestamentJoshua 19:10-20:9; 2 Corinthians 12:11-21; Psalm 57:1-58:11 Some sins slip through the cracks—the ones that emerge in hushed tones between like-minded Christians. Sometimes these sins seem respectable because they occur out of supposed concerns for the Church or others. But they can leave deep gashes in the life of a community because they…
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GOD IS OUR SHELTER
Reflections on Ezra The book of Ezra recounts the the return of God’s people from exile and the rebuilding of the temple; after decades of captivity, the Lord “moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation” allowing the exiles of Judah to return home—“in order to fulfill the words of the…
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GETTING PAST THE PAST
Reflections on 1 Chronicles First Chronicles begins with an exhaustive chronology. A recurring theme quickly becomes apparent: But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them (1 Chr 5:25). Again and again, the Israelites sin against…
