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Our Prayers Never Die
I’m reading the Rev. Mark Batterson’s The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears. Terrific book. I’m finishing it up and loved the following passage from the next-to-last chapter, pp. 207-208. By the way Batterson is quite orthodox and I have taken the passage a little out of context, so ignore any “woo woo” factor. This is Christian doctrine at its best: “So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” (Is. 55:11) All prayers are prophecies, and God Almighty seals them until…
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Easter
He is risen! He is risen, he is risen indeed!Pilottage / Travel Photos / CC BY
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False Teachers and the Golden Calf
Exodus 32 tells the story of the golden calf. After the crossing of the Red Sea, God told Moses to meet Him on the holy mountain of Mt.Sinai. There God spoke with Moses and gave him the Law that the Hebrews were to follow from now on. Moses was there for some time — 40 days and 40 nights. (We’ve heard the “40” number before, haven’t we? The number of completed preparation.) Moses took Joshua with him and left his brother the high priest Aaron in charge of the people. But after Moses was gone for a few weeks, the people thought Moses is not coming back and so they…