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Acts (Entry 1)

For Acts, I switched to recap posts, rather than chapter by chapter. I completed the book of Acts during the month of January. I am continually amazed at how stories slow down and speed up in the Bible. Here’s what I mean by that: The book starts slowly. The way I understand it, chapter 1Continue reading “Acts (Entry 1)”

Jeremiah 38

And Jeremiah sank in the mud. … … Just let that ring in your ears and heart for a minute. This man, this prophet, this man of God, is being obedient, proclaiming the words the Lord tells him, living uprightly–and for all of this, he is thrown in a cistern. Thrown in a deep, dark,Continue reading “Jeremiah 38”

Mark 8-9

CHAPTER 8: Verse 21–Jesus asks, “Do you not yet understand?” My answer: I don’t understand. Is there a significance to the numbers? Is there some math pattern I am missing? I am truly curious as to what I am missing. The only lesson I pull from this is–they contributed their little bits to the Lord,Continue reading “Mark 8-9”

Ecclesiastes 8-9

I have to tell you again, “I love this book.” It’s full of goodies. A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. Truth. I’ve seen it. Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set toContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 8-9”