In Enemy Territory
Today’s Reading: 1 Samuel 25:1-28:2; 29-30; 1 Chronicles 12:1-7,19-22 “So David and the six hundred men with him left and went over to Achish son of Maoch king of Gath”
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Today’s Reading: 1 Samuel 22:6-24; 25:1; Psalm 52, 54, 57; 63 Ever heard of “Lashon Ha-ra”? It’s Hebrew for “evil tongue.” The laws regarding slander, deceit, and lying, are lumped
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Today’s Reading: 1 Samuel 21:7-15; 22:1-5; 1 Chronicles 12:8-18; Psalm 34; 56; 142 David seems to deceive Ahimelech and Achish in today’s portion. Did he not trust the Lord to
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Today’s Reading: 1 Sam. 14:46-48,52-15:35; 1 Chron. 5:10,18-22 First, allow me to say “thank you” to Jennifer for being faithful to send out a daily email for the past three
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Today’s reading: Judges 12-16 One of the purposes of the Book of Judges is to show how Israel needed someone to spiritually and militarily, namely a God-appointed king. Gideon was
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Today’s Reading: Joshua 13:13; 15:13-14,63; 16:10; 17:11-13; 24:32-33; Judges 1:1-26,30-36; 2:1-5,8-9 As Israel of old, we often struggle to force out the sinful “Canaanites” in our lives, choosing instead to
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Today’s Reading: Deut. 32:48-34:12 In our reading today, the leadership transition is finally made and a new era in Israel’s history commences. Moses, “whom the LORD knew face to face”
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Today’s Reading: Lev. 18:1-20,22-30; 19:20-22,29; 20:11-22,24; Num. 5:11-31; Deut. 5:18; 21:10-14; 22:5,13-24; 23:17-18; 24:1-5 Sex. There, I wrote it! Sex is everywhere. Even Disney animated movies for children have (often
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Today’s Reading: Ex. 23:10-11; Lev. 21:1-22:16; 25:1-34, 39-43, 47-55 I love family history. The Year of Jubilee seems to point to the importance of knowing who you are, where you
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Today’s Reading: Deuteronomy 9-11 Repetition and restatement are great teaching tools. It aids one’s learning when something is repackaged and reviewed. This is part of the reason why Yahweh inspires
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