In the daily reading plan I have been going through the Gospel of Luke. One of Luke’s phrases, in the NLT, that he repeats over and over again is this: experts in religious law. He couples that with the term Pharisees, so we know that he’s not just referring to the group of Pharisees, but [...]
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As the Lord commanded
In Exodus 40, the phrase “just as the Lord commanded” occurs 7 times. The end of the chapter proceeds to describe how, after Moses had done everything as the Lord commanded that, the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. In truth, the glory was so thick that Moses could no longer enter the Tabernacle. [...]
Instant Replay
I love soccer (from the English abbreviation “association football”). I love the pace and flow of the game. I love how there are no timeouts. I love the build-up to each and every goal. I, also, love how there is no use of instant replay. In this World Cup there have been tons of bad [...]
The “trouble” with revelation.
In the title (right above) I am not talking about the book of revelation, so much as I am referring to revelation that helps us mature in our faith. Paul says in Philippians 3:16: “Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same [...]
The Basic Law
If you follow me on twitter (if you’re a fan of witty, biblical, awesome observations I highly recommend it) you might have seen my last tweet. It was Ezek. 43:12, which says: “and this is the basic law of the Temple: absolute holiness!” So, the basic law or the most essential foundation/ starting point or [...]
Outlawed!
I have had these scriptures rumbling about in my spirit for the last month or so. I figured I would share them. They are good ones (as different from “non-good scriptures” Is. 59:14, 15 – Our courts oppose the righteous, and justice is nowhere to be found. Truth stumbles in the streets, and HONESTY has [...]
Top 10 reasons for…top 10 lists!
Seriously. I heart top 10 lists! 10) They are easy to read. 9) They take very little time to read. They are written at a 4th grade reading level. (Which seems to be the average American’s reading level) 7) They can be written very quickly. (I am almost done writing this list.) 6) Even my [...]
The Power of Words is Amazing!
From a biblical standpoint the use of words is extremely important. God created the world, animals and mankind through His words. Jesus used words to stop storms, cast out devils, heal the sick and raise the dead. However, as a christian community I think we have overlooked the use of words and specifically words of [...]
A pact with who??
The events of this past week in Haiti have been horrific and unbelievable. The numbers are staggering as to the assumed death toll (100,000 to 500,000) and to the amount effected (3 million people). Just about everyone on Earth is joining in to help out. Roughly $10 million has been texted to Red Cross in [...]
Who is Church for?
I have been wrestling with modern ideas of the church as of late. Questions have been circling in my spirit about all the things taking place on a national level, or more specifically, a western church level. While I can see and recognize a great deal of good coming about. There are also many things [...]
