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“Teacher, teacher, will there be a test?”  This was indicator of study.  As a former public school teacher, I know that if I told my students that there would be no spelling test for the words I gave them to … Continue reading →

We get ourselves in to messes of our own making, blame others for it, then we try to hide it so others won’t see it.  What we present to the world when we step out of the doors of our … Continue reading →

We love to “seek” justice by joining groups who fight for causes for all kinds of reasons and seasons, so that the “government” or some others organization will solve the poor and exploited problems without really giving anything from our … Continue reading →

We were warned the battery was weak with instruments that revealed the power left; but we kept going because we wanted to get to our destination in our time in our own way.  That was a mistake in judgement and … Continue reading →

The song, “Rescue,” by Lauren Daigle, came to mind and is playing in the background as I read the prophet Joel’s words this morning… You are not hiddenThere’s never been a momentYou were forgottenYou are not hopelessThough you have been … Continue reading →

Joel is a prophet that speaks with verbal images of what God’s people must do to be saved from the pull of the culture around them.  The Chosen must be redeemed of their sins of ignoring God, replacing God with … Continue reading →

I wanna know what love isI want you to show meI wanna feel what love isI know you can show me (hey) Gotta take a little timeLittle time to look around meI’ve got nowhere left to hideLooks like love has … Continue reading →

The people of Ephraim had felt that they were an important tribe that deserved to be listened to and obeyed. But Ephraim had abandoned God for Baal, and that had brought spiritual death. They had gladly participated in Jeroboam’s human-made … Continue reading →

We are a whiny people.  We complain as we wait for God to do what we want Him to do.  We pray and expect God to fulfill our order perfectly like going through a drive-through.  We expect great service from … Continue reading →

The day after celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ with the joy and assurance of our hope followed by the family gatherings over great food, along with the laughter of kids playing together, we rest in our thoughts as we … Continue reading →