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December 30, 2016


Luke 2:50-51 But they did not understand what he was saying to them. Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. It struck me as I read this just now that there were communication problems … Continue reading

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September 29, 2016


Matthew 19:13 Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them. The implication from the text that we have is that this … Continue reading

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March 2, 2016


Ecclesiastes 11:10 So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless. That sounds like a bitter old man! In the first place, if we could get rid of … Continue reading

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February 23, 2016


1 Samuel 1:7 This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the Lord, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat. One of the distinctive features of the Bible is that … Continue reading

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February 17, 2016


1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will … Continue reading

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February 15, 2016


For once I prefer the expression in the NIV to that in the Japanese! The idea of an outstanding debt really hits the nail on the head, but too often we don’t feel we “owe it” to people to love … Continue reading

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October 4, 2015


1 Timothy 3:5 If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church? For all the fact that elsewhere Paul touts the advantages of singleness, (1 Corinthians 7) it is clear … Continue reading

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August 1, 2015


Proverbs 19:14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. I continue to be amazed at the attitude many men have toward women, and at the radical feminism that has arisen in reaction … Continue reading

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July 19, 2015


Psalm 71:18 Even when I am old and grey, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come. Old people have a number of purposes, but … Continue reading

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June 6, 2015


Romans 12:4-5 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the … Continue reading

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