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Isaiah, Matthew, and Advent – Part One

Isaiah, Matthew, and Advent – Part One

The eighth century BC began with almost unparalleled prosperity for Israel and Judah, and ended in utter catastrophe, with the end of the Northern Kingdom, and the near complete destruction of Judah. Into this tumultuous century came something new for Israel, and an incredible blessing for us. Israel always had prophets, but in this century, their oracles were written and preserved. Amos, Hosea, Micah, and Isaiah were the “Literary Prophets,” of the eighth century…

Good God in an Unfair World Part Three: Faithful Lives in an Unfair World

Good God in an Unfair World Part Three:  Faithful Lives in an Unfair World

The story of the fall in Genesis 3 has been trivialized to be a fairy tale about a naked couple talking to a snake and eating an apple. Trivial fairy tale? Hardly! It is the story of the human rebellion against the Creator, which led to the cataclysm that gave us the unfair world in which we live. The rest of the Bible’s story flows from this dreadful event…