Tag: bible
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Day 229: Jefferson and Jehoiakim (Jeremiah 36:27-28)
Thomas Jefferson and King Jehoiakim had something surprising in common: both took a blade to God’s Word. But Scripture isn’t ours to edit, revise, or discard.
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Day 225: The “Burden of the Lord” (Jeremiah 23:33-36)
Jeremiah’s generation had its own religious catchphrase: “the burden of the Lord.” But what happens when we put God’s name on words He never actually spoke? When it comes to claims of “new revelation,” either it’s not new—or it’s not true.
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Day 141: Gentleness that Makes Me Great (2 Samuel 22:36)
Buried in the middle of all the military imagery of 2 Samuel 22 is a surprising turn: God’s gentleness made David great. God does not shape us through cruelty or intimidation, but through steadfast love, mercy, and kindness.
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Today in Christian History: June 10
On this date in 2005, Kenneth Taylor, author of The Living Bible, died at the age of 88. Taylor, the father of ten children, was burdened that his children couldn’t understand the King James Version of the Bible. So he began work on a paraphrase, using the KJV and the American Standard Version as his…