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Political Correctness; January 11, 2025


Acts 13:19 “You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?” Wow! This is … Continue reading

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Standards; November 29, 2024


Luke 16:15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.” This issue comes up again and again in the Bible. Human … Continue reading

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Objective Truth; November 12, 2024


Lamentations 3:21-22 Yet this I call to mind    and therefore I have hope:Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,    for his compassions never fail. This passage is very familiar, having been set to music, but we seldom read the first part … Continue reading

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Truth; October 28, 2024


Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good    and good evil,who put darkness for light    and light for darkness,who put bitter for sweet    and sweet for bitter. It’s interesting how much more compact this verse is, written out in Japanese versus English, because … Continue reading

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Guidance; October 2, 2024


Psalm 43:3 Send me your light and your faithful care,    let them lead me;let them bring me to your holy mountain,    to the place where you dwell. This Psalm is demonstrably the last part of Psalm 42, but for reasons unknown got separated … Continue reading

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Light; September 30, 2024


Psalm 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life;    in your light we see light. This is a very interesting Psalm, with its very pointed description of an evil person in the first four verses. The ESV says something I’ve never … Continue reading

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Light; September 20, 2024


Job 24:13 “There are those who rebel against the light,    who do not know its ways    or stay in its paths.” This statement by Job brings to mind Jesus’ statement in John 3. “This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, … Continue reading

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Truth; September 18, 2024


Job 12:13 “To God belong wisdom and power;    counsel and understanding are his.” In this chapter, Job is rattling off truisms about God to his three friends, who have been using such truisms to attack him. It’s not that any of these … Continue reading

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Truth; August 17, 2024


Romans 1:18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness. From here through the end of the chapter sounds remarkably like a description of modern … Continue reading

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Speaking the Truth; July 27, 2024


Amos 5:10 They hate him who reproves in the gate,    and they abhor him who speaks the truth. Prophets and truth-speakers often get a rough reception! Of all the Old Testament characters I like Isaiah the best, but reliable legend has it that … Continue reading

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