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Hi everyone, I’m in Killarney hiking (probably through a lot of rain) this week.  We’ll continue with the good news section of Ezekiel next week. Thanks for reading, Steve.

The word of cheap grace has been the ruin of more Christians than any commandment of works. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer (The Cost of Discipleship) Have you ever been so inundated with bad news that it became impossible to even visualize a way out of the problem? I feel this way when I look at the [...]

When various changes are taking place, some think that God sports with the affairs of men, and others, that everything is directed by the blind violence of fortune. . . . Very few are aware that these things are appointed and regulated by the purpose of God. — John Calvin (Isaiah I) A company “goes [...]

Going down, party time My friends are gonna be there too I’m on the highway to hell — AC/DC (“Highway to Hell” from Highway to Hell) Do you remember the yōrĕdê bôr? Those who go down to the Pit? In this passage we get to see what life is like down there, because Egypt’s on her [...]

The rise and fall of nations may appear attributable to charismatic and gifted leaders, but behind all international movements one must acknowledge the supreme hand of Yahweh, who alone fixes the times and the seasons of their lives, sets the limits to their conduct, determines the nature of their downfall, appoints the agents of judgment, [...]

We’re free to fly the crimson sky; the sun won’t melt our wings tonight. — U2 (“Even Better than the Real Thing”, Achtung Baby) A few years ago I woke up in Georgia, drove all day, and arrived home in Ontario just before dark. The day before I arrived home, an ice storm had blown [...]

The weakness of God is stronger than man. — John Woolman (The Journal of John Woolman) In Egyptian iconography, it was typical to see the Pharaoh (who is also sometimes referred to as the king) in a pose which accentuates his strong arm. There is a scene from the reign of Amenhotep II that shows the [...]

The working of God’s providence, affirmed throughout Scripture, is seen in all its mystery, because it is accomplished through the freely chosen actions of the human participants in the drama. — Joyce G. Baldwin There’s nothing too new and exciting in these 19 verses. In fact, many scholars believe that they were parachuted in at a [...]

Hi everyone, I’m on holidays this week, and didn’t have the opportunity to prepare two entries last week.  The third of seven announcements against Egypt will come next week. While I’m blabbing about administrative stuff, please feel free to leave comments at the bottom of any of these entries.  Let’s do this together. Thanks for [...]

God’s Message came to me: “Son of man, preach against the prophets of Israel who are making things up out of their own heads and calling it ‘prophesying.’ Ezekiel 13:1-2 (The Message) Imagine. Imagine God told you that he was going bring about justice by condemning some evil people. Imagine that God told you this in [...]