Deuteronomy
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Rabbit Trails of Life
Deuteronomy 16:21 “Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the Lord your God,” I am always interested in history. In my geology world, we use a concept known as uniformitarianism. It means the present is key to the past. We can look at geological processes that happen today and…
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Giving Generously
Deuteronomy 15:10 “Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of the the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to do.” Dave told a story of a woman who called in and said that she wanted to give a…
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The Right Uniform
Deuteronomy 8:18 “But remember the Lord you God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms this covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.” The story goes that a family was in McDonald’s. The little girl ordered a Happy Meal. Mom and dad ordered…
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Did You Forget Something?
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a] 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when…
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Spiritual Math Class
Deuteronomy 4:2 “Do not add to or subtract from these commands I am giving you. Just obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you.” Helping my daughters with their homework in math has been challenging. To start off with, math is taught differently than back in the day. I found myself having…
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Second Guessing
Deuteronomy 1-2 Second guessing is a common thing. We all do it. When we are planning where to eat, where to go on vacation, or just how to get to a destination, the idea of second guessing happens a lot. You can call it a healthy dose of reality in some cases, especially when the…
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Knowing Where To Go
Deuteronomy 4:15-20 “But be very careful! You did not see the Lord’s form on the day he spoke to you from the heart of the fire at Mount Sinai. So do not corrupt yourselves by making an idol in any form—whether of a man or a woman, an animal on the ground, a bird in the sky, a small…
