Month: June 2022
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Day 169: Proverbs in the Pandemic, Part 2 (Proverbs 29)
Through the Bible: Proverbs 27-29 This was written on June 27, 2020. This was in the midst of protests over the death of George Floyd. Every day, I try to read the chapter of Proverbs that matches the date on calendar. Often, it seems like there are striking parallels between stories in the news and…
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Day 167: Christian T-Shirts and Secular Music (1 Kings 9; 2 Chronicles 8)
“Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter up from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, for the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are holy.””2 Chronicles 8:11 ESV I was a…
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Day 161: When You Sit to Dine With a Ruler (Proverbs 23:1-3)
Through the Bible: Proverbs 22-24 “When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.”Proverbs 23:1-3 ESV “Do not eat the bread of a man who is…