Yesterday I visited one of my all-time favorite restaurants: Kewpee Hamburgers. As a young boy we got this Lima, Ohio treat whenever we saw our grandparents. I always looked forward to eating at Kewpee's, so I jumped at the chance to stop by yesterday when I was passing through (I think it had been 5 or 6 years since my last burger). I walked into ... [Continue Reading]
Regarding comments…
I had an inappropriate comment added to the site that was an advertisement for another site. In response to that, changed the setting so I have to approve all comments before they appear on this blog. Please continue to comment, and I will filter out the advertisements so they do not appear on here. Thanks! ... [Continue Reading]
One chapter ends, another begins (Deuteronomy 31-32, 34)
Deuteronomy ends with Moses riding off into the sunset and the Israelite people about to enter their permanent home. I can't even begin to imagine Moses' emotion as he went into the wilderness to die. He had come so far, and he had led the people through good times and bad. Now because of a mistake he would not enjoy the Promised Land. ... [Continue Reading]
The deceit of the heart (Deuteronomy 11-12)
In his farewell address to the Israelites, Moses warns the people not to allow their hearts to be deceived, lest they go after false gods. This statement in and of itself is so contrary to the pop psychology of the day: follow your heart. When people are in decision-making moments in life, the advice often given is to ask the question, "What does your ... [Continue Reading]
The responsibilities of a prophet (Deuteronomy 17:14-20; 18, 29-30)
Moses speaks clearly in chapter 18 of the responsibility of a prophet to speak for God and the consequences that come if that doesn't happen (namely, death). What an incredible responsibility! The same responsibility is true for a pastor when he speaks in front of the congregation. Essentially, he is speaking for God: he becomes God's ... [Continue Reading]
Circumcising your heart (Deuteronomy 9-10)
Moses tells the Israelites that they need to circumcise the foreskin of their hearts before God. That's a pretty interesting phrase that we don't hear too often (another example of something I never would have come up with if I was making the bible up on my own). The Israelites were required to perform circumcision on their sons, but was it enough to ... [Continue Reading]
God ‘ s provision (Deuteronomy 7-8)
Sometimes I forget how much God actually provides for me. I like the reminders found in Deuteronomy 8 of how God provided for the Israelites as they traveled through the desert: they always had food, their shoes and clothing never wore out, etc. Our daily needs (food and clothes) are things that can easily be taken for granted; I'm sure the Israelites ... [Continue Reading]
Making faith your own (Deuteronomy 5-6)
It's interesting to me that Moses sees it fit to remind the Israelites that God did not his covenant with their fathers but with them. In other words, the Israelites had to own up to their faith; it wasn't something they inherited. I see a tendency in the church, especially in young people, to "inherit" a relationship with Jesus from parents ... [Continue Reading]
Nothing added, nothing taken (Deuteronomy 3-4)
Within chapter four there is a reminder from Moses for the the reader that nothing should be added to or taken away from the Word of God. What a comforting reminder! If a person believes that God is telling him something, then he should, at the very least, compare it against Scripture. If it contradicts the Bible, then it clearly isn't from ... [Continue Reading]
A walk down memory lane (Deuteronomy 1-2)
Moses begins the book of Deuteronomy by reminding the Israelites of their history. The people he was addressing was a different crowd from the one he led out of Egypt, and it was important for him to retell the story of how they got where they were at that point in time. When is the last time you took a walk down memory lane? How did your family get to ... [Continue Reading]
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