Pastor Rick

1 Kings 12-14

Today begins the account of the unraveling of Israel from a regional power.   Everything that happens could have been avoided if the leaders had only been obedient to God.

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Proverbs 30-31

As I read the first two lines I laughed out loud.

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1 Kings 10-11, 2 Chronicles 9

Today’s reading takes us from the pinnacle of Solomon’s reign to the lowest point.  What began modestly grew to be incredible and awe-inspiring, and then plummeted to insignificance.

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Ecclesiastes 7-12

Solomon, the wisest man to ever live said there’s no such thing as a virtuous woman.  Hmmm.   Hearing that may make you want to keep reading, or to throw the book away….but keep reading, anyway.    There are some really valuable insights here.

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Ecclesiastes 1-6

So…. it’s a drizzly overcast morning, I think I have strained my back, and somehow developed a head cold in the last 24 hours.   Probably not the day you want to read Ecclesiastes, but that’s where we are…

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Proverbs 27-29

Happy Father’s Day!     Among other choice morsels in today’s reading we find this insight: “moral rot leads to national decay, and such governments are easily toppled.”    If that’s not contemporary, I don’t know what is.

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Proverbs 25-26

I just read something that completely blew me away.   Seriously, I had no idea that this had happened….

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1 Kings 9, 2 Chronicles 8

Today’s reading is a good example of why I like to read chronologically.    I noticed a couple of details that I would have missed had they not been read side by side.    After reading this, you have some questions, don’t you?

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Psalm 134, 146-150

Good morning!   Today’s readings speak a great deal about praising God, but there are some other thoughts that pop up as well.

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2 Chronicles 6-7 Psalm 136

Good morning all!   Reflections on the text will be late (again today)….must be recovering from Conference…

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Pastor Kathy