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Famine for Truth
An Unsatisfied Hunger for God’s Word Amos is proclaiming the word and the words of God. Let us hear with our hearts and our minds and shape our lives to continue to receive God’s truth. Reflection on Amos 8:1–14 Amos… Continue reading
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I Have Been Mulling
Recent Videos from the Collection First – How did I get that picture? It is supposed to be me thinking. Here is the explanation for all of you who are playing with AI. I am experimenting with how to converse… Continue reading
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Comfort Ye
Comfort Ye My People “Comfort ye my people …” — Isaiah 40:1–8 God speaks in advance of our need. He looks down the road and knows what we are going to face. He sees the challenges before we do. He experiences our pain… Continue reading
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Snatched from the Fire — a Rescue Mission
Just How Important Is Your Work of Mercy? And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire …. — Jude 1:23 We are on a rescue mission. We are commanded by God to snatch people out of fire. He does not… Continue reading
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Watching Us
To Be Known and Seen Psalm 11:4b – He observes the sons of men; his eyes examine them. God is watching. There is a popular song that announces that truth but distorts it with the words, “from a distance.” That… Continue reading
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Privilege and Punishment
Greater privilege and clearer understanding bring greater responsibility. Hebrews 12:6 says that God chastens those he loves. Amos 3:1-11 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought… Continue reading
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Prayer for Hard Times
https://tomsims.substack.com/p/prayer-for-a-hard-today-psalm-6 Psalm 6 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger; * do not punish me in your wrath. Have pity on me, Lord, for I am weak; * heal me, Lord, for my bones are racked. My spirit shakes… Continue reading
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Revelation – The God Who Self- Discloses
Psalm 19 God desires and chooses to be known. God’s Word at work in the cosmos declares God’s glory. God’s Word in written words declares God’s will. God’s Word at work in the witness of humanity is God’s self-disclosure fleshed… Continue reading
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Called and Calling, “Come!”
Read at https://medium.com/@tomsims/called-and-calling-to-come-and-be-prepared-c1258acefbed Isaiah 2:1–5 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains and shall be raised above… Continue reading
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Attention to Detail
God is careful because God cares. God prepares because God cares. Some preparations can be tedious. Take, for instance, crawling in the attic to retrieve decorations. Then, take Matthew’s recounting of Jesus’ genealogy in excruciating detail. Between that and this… Continue reading
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