“In the Spirit” November Newsletter
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Nov. 2 – Thoughts on Jer. 27-29 & Titus 3
Reading Jeremiah feels like reading today’s newspaper. The claims of “fake news” among two bickering prophets sounds painfully familiar. Jeremiah claims that Babylon will be victorious and will conquer Israel. In fact, he even proclaims that others will come and disagree with him but that they are false prophets, cursed by the Lord. And sure […]
Nov. 1 – Thoughts on Jer. 24-26 & Titus 2
If you could design a celebration that focuses on the exact opposite of the Christian faith, what would that look like? Well, as “the light of the world”, our faith focuses on both light as revealing and light as comforting, so this celebration would have to focus on darkness, secrecy and fear. As the “giver […]
Oct. 31 – Thoughts on Jer. 22-23 & Titus 1
An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who […]
Oct. 31 – Thoughts on Jer. 22-23 & Titus 1
An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who […]