"All of life is business with God…" John Calvin
Originally posted October 5, 2019, at Women of Purpose. This week’s passage not only covered a lot of ground, but it was not easy ground to walk through. I have promised myself and you that I will keep these summaries brief, and so I can’t touch on everything we discussed. But in this lesson we … Continue reading Transgressors of the Covenant
Originally posted September 27, 2019, on Women of Purpose. In last week’s lesson we saw that God was calling Israel to court, as it were, leveling against them a lawsuit for their unfaithfulness. His chief accusation in chapter 4 was against the priests who had neglected their positions as the teachers and preachers of God’s … Continue reading Punishment Coming
Originally posted at Women of Purpose, September 19, 2019. This week in our study we covered chapter 4 of the book of Hosea. In this chapter we turn from the marriage of Hosea and Gomer which was the topic of chapters 1-3, and we now focus specifically on God’s judgement against Israel: his accusation against … Continue reading Legal Proceedings
Originally posted September 13, 2019, at Women of Purpose. This week we dove straight into Hosea. Just like diving into a cold pool on a hot summer day, it was both shocking and refreshing. Hosea was instructed by God to marry a “wife of whoredom” to illustrate to Israel (and Judah) in shocking fashion the … Continue reading Hosea’s Family
A few weeks ago our youngest son, Isaac, and his girlfriend, Maddie, were headed home late at night after an evening out with friends on the other side of town. Isaac is living at home while finishing college, and we had lent him our car for the evening since we were staying in (and it … Continue reading God in Every Detail
Originally posted at Women of Purpose, September 6, 2019 Our Bible study class is digging into the book of Hosea this Fall, and while I am not writing as thorough a summary of each entire lesson, I am writing up brief summaries, trying to hit a high point or particular issue of doctrine covered each … Continue reading Hosea Overview
Do you ever find yourself in a situation, unique to our times, wishing that Scripture spoke directly to your circumstance with Biblical advise for how you should respond? Due to the advancement of modern technology, it’s easy to imagine that the writers of Scripture might be shaking their heads right alongside us, wondering how to … Continue reading Love Your Neighbor; Put Down The Phone; It’s The Law
I’ve had a crazy busy week, with no time to write an original thought. I figured therefore, in the spirit of Tim Challies’ sharing from his church’s worship services, I would share the following prayer. Every Lord’s Day during our worship service, one of our church elders leads the congregation in corporate prayer. This past … Continue reading How We Prayed
Now that Bible study season has begun, I haven't had time to sit down and write these past 2 weeks as I adjust my schedule to include research and preparation for our weekly lessons. (The weekend in Houston with the grandkids didn't help either, but I wouldn't have missed it.) So I'm going to polish … Continue reading Words, Words, Words…
