God With Us

Today’s Reading: Isaiah 7-9 Immanuel is a name most often associated with Christmas. If you read the note at the bottom of the page in your Bible, you’ll see that

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On The Ocean Floor

Today’s Reading: Micah 6-7 I have twice followed a Jewish custom inspired by Micah 7:19b, called “Tashlikh” (“casting off”). On Rosh Hashanah, Jews empty their pockets—usually filled with pieces of

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Hear, Listen, Obey

Today’s Reading: Micah 1-2 One important verb in the Hebrew Old Testament is לשמע (leShema), which means “to hear (or, to listen).” The word is used many times to get both

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Doing Right? Hopeless!

Today’s Reading: Isaiah 1:1-17, 21-26; 2:6-18; 3:8-4:1; 5:1-25; 32:9-11 Today’s reading in Isaiah is interesting, because although this is a record of the words Isaiah prophesied, in actual fact, it

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Return

Today’s Reading: Amos 5:1-7:9; 8-9 Our portion from Amos today ends on a very positive note. I love it! Though punished under the wrath of God, Israel will once again

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