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These are some of my musings about God’s mysteries. Love to hear some of yours.
In response to some feedback on my last post, believe me, Josiah is one of my favorite guys in Scripture. I’d follow that man anywhere. Except, of course, to the battlefield where he unwisely barged into a fight that wasn’t his! I’m not dissing him or saying that his death was any sort of judgment …
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The title implies an article about tips to a longer life. You know the sort – jog between delectable meals of kale, quinoa, and 5.3 ounces of Merlot. It’s not. I’m not the guy from which you want to be taking health advice. I’ve never been considered any sort of health sage, although I do …
Continue reading "How to avoid dying before you’re supposed to (Part 1 of 3)"
“God left him to test him and to know everything that was in his heart.” (NIV) “God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart.” (NLT) “God left him on his own to see what he would do; he wanted to test his heart.” (The Message) …
24 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. He prayed to the Lord, who answered him and gave him a miraculous sign. 25 But Hezekiah’s heart was proud and he did not respond to the kindness shown him; therefore the Lord’s wrath was on him and on Judah and Jerusalem. - - - - 31 But …
Aside from the relentless enticement of the Holy “Spirit of grace and supplication” I can’t account for how much I’ve always loved spending time with the Lord. Sure, there’s discipline involved, but for me, it’s been more the desire, that clearly comes from him, than discipline. I wondered if after I “retired” from pastoring I …
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