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17 mins read|03/23/20The people to whom Ezekiel is prophesying are in exile—separated from the Holy Land. To return to the land of Israel is to be resurrected to new life, to be restored.
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11 mins read|03/23/20There has been a blood atonement for sin. Jesus is our propitiation. Jesus has expiated sin. Lent climaxes with this expectation.
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10 mins read|03/23/20Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. But if you pause the story...then it is not just about Jesus raising Lazarus.
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14 mins read|03/15/20Can we fully experience the joy of the Festival of the Resurrection if we do not seriously stare boldly into the sad state of our own faithlessness to Him who promises to be faithful even when we are not?
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10 mins read|03/15/20The preceding pericope uses the metaphor of a “mighty man,” a “warrior” for the LORD and this is not too much of a stretch for us. However, our text begins with the metaphor of a woman in child birth.
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5 mins read|03/15/20Paul seems to think singing is an excellent way of practicing and truly nurturing the Christian faith. His thought is that the life, death, resurrection and reign of Christ are the songs in the heart of those who are enlightened.
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11 mins read|03/15/20When the story begins in creation and ends in restoration, all the moments in between are filled with the working of God.
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10 mins read|03/09/20Ashes and dust do not need the services of spiritual EMTs; we need a Second Adam from whom we regain life itself.
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8 mins read|03/08/20Certainly, the people of Israel are being stubborn, unfaithful and untrusting but one may wonder if this issue is a deeper one. Are they afraid?
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