Monthly Archives: September 2011

Day 23: Something You Always Say “What if…” About

30 Day Blogging Challenge Day 23: Something you always say “What if…” about. What if I’d been born in a different part of the world, in a different time of history, in a different culture? What would my life be like? … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Deuteronomy 22

If a man is found sleeping with another man’s wife, both must die. Purge that evil from Israel. Deuteronomy 22:22 (MSG) One of the reasons that I love the journey through the Old Testament is that it helps bring important perspective … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Deuteronomy 20

The officers will then continue, “And is there a man here who is wavering in resolve and afraid? Let him go home right now so that he doesn’t infect his fellows with his timidity and cowardly spirit.” Deuteronomy 20:8 (MSG) … Continue reading

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Day 21: Something You Can’t Seem to Get Over

30 Day Blogging Challenge Day 21: Something you can’t seem to get over. Here’s a short list: The way my heart skips a beat when Wendy gives me that look The love, joy and pride I feel each time I … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Deuteronomy 21

Finally, all the leaders of that town that is nearest the body will wash their hands over the heifer that had its neck broken at the stream and say, “We didn’t kill this man and we didn’t see who did … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Deuteronomy 19

Don’t move your neighbor’s boundary markers…. Deuteronomy 19:14a (MSG) Last night my wife and I received a pleasant visit from our two little friends, Nathan and Aaron, from down the street. The young brothers, ages five and two, stopped by with their … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Deuteronomy 18

“But any prophet who fakes it, who claims to speak in my name something I haven’t commanded him to say, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die.” Deuteronomy 18:20 (MSG) Earlier in my life I … Continue reading

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Day 22: 10 Things About You People Don’t Really Expect

30 Day Blogging Challenge Day 22: Ten things about you people don’t really expect. Wendy and I talked about this one yesterday afternoon as we journeyed home from the lake. The question presumes that I know what people expect, which I … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Deuteronomy 17

This is what must be done: When [the king] sits down on the throne of his kingdom, the first thing he must do is make himself a copy of this Revelation on a scroll…. Deuteronomy 17:18 (MSG) I will never forget family … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Deuteronomy 16

The right! The right! Pursue only what’s right! It’s the only way you can really live and possess the land that God, your God, is giving you. Deuteronomy 16:20 (MSG) I was talking to a friend on the phone the … Continue reading

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