Category: Books of the Bible
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Day 172: Wives and Concubines (1 Kings 11:3)
Solomon’s 700 wives weren’t merely a moral failure. They were 700 attempts to find security somewhere besides God. The question isn’t whether we have foreign wives—it’s what little kingdoms have captured our hearts.
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More Reflections on Ecclesiastes: For the Classic Rock Fan
What do Solomon and Pink Floyd have in common? More than you might think. Read Ecclesiastes with Dark Side of the Moon playing in the background, and you may discover the closest thing classic rock ever produced to “Ecclesiastes: The Musical.”
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Day 170: Living Under the Sun (Ecclesiastes 1:3-5)
Ecclesiastes asks one of the most uncomfortable questions in the Bible: What if everything we chase is ultimately meaningless? The Teacher’s answer begins with understanding what life “under the sun” means.
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Day 168: Six Things “Heaping Burning Coals” Could Mean (Proverbs 25:21-22)
What does it mean to “heap burning coals” on your enemy’s head? The answer may not be as obvious as you’ve been told—but the command is.
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Day 167: T-Shirts, Bumper Stickers, Waffles, and Pancakes (2 Chronicles 8:11)
Followers of Jesus don’t live compartmentalized lives. There is no sacred and secular divide when the Holy Spirit dwells within us.
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Philemon: The Gospel With Skin On
What happens when the gospel moves from doctrine to daily life? In Paul’s brief letter to Philemon, we see the gospel with skin on. A runaway slave returns home. A broken relationship is restored. A debt is paid by another. And hearts are refreshed. Though Philemon is one of the shortest books in the Bible,…