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Day 094: The Nazirite and the Nazarene (Judges 13-15)
Samson and Jesus could not be more different. And yet, in one surprising sense, Samson still points us to Christ: a promised son, announced before birth, who would begin to save God’s people.
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Day 089: Making Sense of the Cycles in Judges (Judges 1-2)
The book of Judges is thrilling, violent, tragic, and painfully repetitive. But Judges is not just Israel’s sin. It is God’s mercy.
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Day 088: Are you Passing the Baton, or Dropping It? (Joshua 24:31)
Israel served the Lord in Joshua’s day and in the days of the elders who outlived him. But what happens when no one is ready to carry the faith forward?
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Day 087: Joshua and Yeshua (Joshua 19-21)
How the Old Testament Joshua foreshadows Jesus.
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Day 085: Caleb’s Different Spirit (Joshua 14:11-12)
At eighty-five, Caleb does not ask for comfort. He asks for a mountain full of giants. His bold faith reminds us how much the church still needs older saints with a different spirit, ready to trust God for one more battle.
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Day 083: Obedience is Painful, Disobedience is Deadly (Joshua 5:8-9)
What we try to keep from God, God will expose. But what we entrust to Him, He will protect.
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Book Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsMy rating: 4 of 5 starsView all my reviews Keeps you guessing almost until the very end. I love the literary device of the unreliable narrator, and it is used masterfully here. I also love how skillfully the author takes the reader on the same journey the characters…
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Review of Every City is Every Other City by John McFetridge
Every City Is Every Other City by John McFetridge My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book is labeled as “A Gordon Stuart Mystery. #1” so I gave it a try, thinking, “Maybe this will be another Jack Reacher type series.” It certainly has the potential to be. Gordon Stuart is a likable character– a…
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Discipled, Part 4: Become Like Me (Luke 9-10; 2 Tim 2:2)
January 28, 2024, Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, AL. James Jackson, Pastor Good morning! Go ahead and take your Bibles and open them to Luke 9. This is page 814 if you are using one of the pew Bibles. Today we wrap up our series called Discipled. Next week, we are going to begin a series…
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