But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase (Daniel 12:4, NLT). I listened to a podcast recently featuring Geoffrey Hinton, who is widely known as the Godfather of AI. He explained that there are […]
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Years ago, several people told me I needed to wait upon the Lord. I didn’t understand the topic, so I studied God’s Word on “waiting” and learned the following. . . They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall
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I enjoy the Book of Joshua as it’s a story of God keeping His promises. God promised Abraham, 500 years before Joshua entered Canaan, that the land would be given to the descendants of Abraham. We see God’s faithfulness in chapter 3 of Joshua. . . Early the next morning Joshua and all the Israelites
Psalm 92 proclaims the sovereignty of God, “But you, O Lord, are on high forever” (v. 8, ESV). Some commentators write, correctly, I think, that this entire chapter reveals how we would live if we really believed that God’s in charge of everything. That the sovereignty of God causes us to worship, live victoriously, and prosper in
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I read Watchman Nee’s book The Release of the Spirit 45 years ago. While reviewing it this time, I caught myself thinking. . . Wow, what great teaching! Why didn’t I really listen to this teaching back then and live it out through the years? I’m such an idiot! The book teaches brokenness and starts
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Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” (Genesis 1:26a, ESV). Genesis 1:26, in one sentence, is the most sophisticated statement of theology in the Bible. It’s also the most in-depth philosophical summation of life ever made. Why do I say such things? Note the pronouns in Genesis 1:26. God didn’t say, “I’m
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The religious leaders of Israel are not complimented in the New Testament. . . Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence (Matthew 23:25, ESV). But when he [John the Baptist] saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism,
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Barbara and I were watching an Australian comedy sitcom when a central character in the show, lying in a hospital bed with family standing around, and with everyone thinking that he would be okay. . . . . . suddenly dies of a heart attack. The camera angles began showing the faces of those standing
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These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness (Deuteronomy 1:1, ESV). Deuteronomy means “second chance.” The entire “Book of Second Chance” (Deuteronomy) can be considered a pep talk to a new generation of Israelites. The children who left Egypt, having witnessed their parents’ rebellion against God and
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Then those who sing as well as those who play the flutes will say, “All my springs of joy are in you” (Psalm 87:7, NASB). Psalm 87 is the “second chance” Psalm. I accepted Jesus when I was 11 years old during summer Bible camp. But on the first day of school in the fifth grade, realizing that I was the only Christian
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