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September 15 – Defending the Defenseless

John 17; 2 Chronicles 25; Psalm 82 “Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked.” (Psalm 82:3-4 NKJV) One of the responsibilities of … Continue reading

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August 13 – What Do We Owe Other People?

Psalm 87-88 Romans 13 “Do not owe people anything, except always owe love to each other, because the person who loves others has obeyed all the law.” (Romans 13:8 NCV) Romans 13 begins with a discussion of government. Given the … Continue reading

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June 25 – When The Power Speaks Truth to Us

Job 3-4 Acts 7:44-60 “They took him out of the city and began to throw stones at him to kill him. And those who told lies against Stephen left their coats with a young man named Saul. While they were … Continue reading

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June 6 – Are We In Enough Trouble Yet?

2 Chronicles 25-27 John 16 “I told you these things so that you can have peace in me. In this world you will have trouble, but be brave! I have defeated the world.” (John 16:33 NCV) One of the promises … Continue reading

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October 3 – When God Answers Prayers Wrong

Psalm 3; Habakkuk 1:5-17; James 1:2-11 There is a saying among experienced Christians: don’t ask God for patience. The reason for that is that when we ask for patience, God doesn’t open our minds and pour a couple of ounces … Continue reading

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November 8 – Blaming God

2 Timothy 4; Jeremiah 11-12; Psalm 124 Let’s come out into the open and admit what we are all thinking, but would never dare to say. Sometimes God gets it wrong. There I said it. If you haven’t at least … Continue reading

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September 16 – Silence

John 18:1-18; 2 Chronicles 26; Psalm 83 I see wickedness in society and it bugs me; and I cry out to God. I see injustice and oppression and my spirit is grieved; and I call upon God. I see people … Continue reading

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July 20 – The Cure

Amos came to Israel and, as is generally true with God’s prophets, thundered not only about the problems of society – he offered God’s cure. “But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream.” (Amos 5:24) Continue reading

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December 22 – Habakkuk and Revelation 14

There is within each of us an innate sense of justice. We believe in a right and a wrong. We believe that right should prevail and the wrong prevail, to quote the hymn. We look at our world and we … Continue reading

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