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Leave Nothing Undone

Joshua 10:10 – Joshua 15:7 I have a raspberry garden. It produces raspberries for most of the summer, and I love to eat them with a bowl of vanilla ice cream and chocolate chips. For breakfast. But the garden requires caretaking.  If I am not careful it can be overtaken by soft, willowy, green weeds. …

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A Scarlet Thread

Joshua 6:5 – Joshua 10:9 Very few women are mentioned within the accounts of the scriptures, and rarely are they mentioned by name. For that reason I tried to give special attention to the story of Rahab that we read about yesterday and today.  I find myself wondering how, in a city so filled with…

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What Mean Ye By These Stones?

Deuteronomy 34:1 – Joshua 6:4 I am particularly fascinated with the journey of Joshua. I love the lessons we learn from the moment Joshua gathered the people together next to the river Jordan.  It was clear that they couldn’t go back where they had come from, and yet there was a huge obstacle right in…

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Become a Possibilitarian

Deuteronomy 22:1 – Deuteronomy 34:1 This weekend we will finish Deuteronomy, we will say a final farewell to Moses, and we will be introduced to Joshua. If you get a chance make sure you read Deuteronomy 24:5, Deuteronomy 26:11, and Deuteronomy 28:2-14 (and when you read this last one, take just a minute to wonder…

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Be Not Afraid

Deuteronomy 16:14 – Deuteronomy 21:23 When thou goest out…be not afraid For the Lord thy God is with thee. Let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified. For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you. (Deuteronomy 20:1-4)  

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