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READ: Ecclesiastes 4 THINK: Community is an important spiritual practice. The Trinity itself is a community of love. Here on earth we get to try [...]
October 14, 2012
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READ: Ecclesiastes 1-2 BACKGROUND: The word “Ecclesiastes” comes from Greek which is translated from the Hebrew word (and the original Hebrew [...]
October 1, 2012
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READ: Job 28-30 THINK: Read Job 30:15-20 slowly again (maybe even a few times) until the words sink into your consciousness, becoming familiar to [...]
September 26, 2012
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READ: Proverbs 25 THINK: Researchers at Montana State University have challenged the idea that a high-sugar snack generates quick energy. They [...]
September 22, 2012
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READ: Job 23-27 BACKGROUND: Chapter 23 – Job’s response to Eliphaz’ accusations that his suffering is a result of sin in his life. 23:6 – [...]
September 20, 2012
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READ: Proverbs 24 THINK: During General Colin Powell’s tenure as US Secretary of State, he discovered that a speech he made to the United [...]
September 6, 2012
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READ: Job 20-22. As you read the passage, consider what might have been comforting for Job to hear and what might have left him more hurt than he [...]
August 30, 2012
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READ: Proverbs 21-23 THINK: An old adage says, “The best things in life are free.” There’s a lot of truth in that. Some people, however, [...]
August 22, 2012
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READ: Proverbs 20 THINK: “Any fool can start a quarrel” (Prov. 20:3). “The name of the wicked will rot” (10:7). “He who hates [...]
August 13, 2012
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READ: Job 18-19. Read the passage slowly, noticing the raw way Job communicates about God. THINK: As you read Job’s honest description of his [...]
August 11, 2012