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Ideals and Norms in Micah
The study in Micah 4 touches on a couple of connected issues. First is ideals. We should have ideals, in the sense of something unreachable on this plane. Society needs something out of reach to which people aspire. People who … Continue reading
Human Nature and Sexual Attraction
Modern society typically gets the most important elements of human life backwards. We call it “perversion” when some force throttles the message of truth and twists it out of shape. I take my truth from the Bible specifically, and ancient … Continue reading
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Cessation and Rebirth
Am I deluded with all this prophet stuff? I dunno. Maybe. But I have nothing else. If this isn’t going to accomplish anything, it won’t change what I’m doing. What little sanity I can identify in this insane broken world … Continue reading
Micah 1
After briefly introducing himself and his ministry, Micah proceeds directly with his first vision. He draws an image of God as ruler of all Creation, sitting on His throne, not so much the symbolic throne in Jerusalem’s Temple, but the … Continue reading
Wasting Time
Perhaps you understand this instinctively on some level: Christ inherited the prerogatives of His Father. Granted, our language can’t carry the full meaning of it, but so far as we here can grasp and experience, Christ is the Heir of … Continue reading
The Peace of God
It seemed so obvious, it was hardly mentioned until much later when outsiders were pressing in, trying to claim a piece of the action. Those outsiders had virtually none of the foundation, none of the essential background to get vary … Continue reading
Solomon's Wisdom
Here’s something funny for you: For all his vast human wisdom, Solomon was still a fool who set the stage for the unspeakable evil which destroyed his kingdom. God still used him despite his flaws. Jesus was the one and … Continue reading
Clannish Justice
It’s bad enough people claim there is no Covenant of Noah; too many wholly miss the point of it. There are several covenants with God mentioned in Scripture. Everyone seems to be aware of Moses, and most notice the one … Continue reading
Wrath and Natural Disasters
The failure of Western Civilization to understand God’s ways does not force God to change those ways. We have ample precedent in Scripture. There are two basic streams feeding into natural disasters. First, there is the Fall and the loss … Continue reading
Jonah 2
We can imagine Jonah inside whatever creature God prepared for this occasion, slipping in and out of consciousness for something like 72 hours. Even with all the miraculous provisions, this must have been incredibly unpleasant. What we have here is … Continue reading