Tag: Isaiah

  • The Word of God and your bank statement

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    All too often people say: I should read the Bible more. The problem here is expectation management: Reading pages after pages of anything is a time consuming activity which hardly anybody does regularly anyway. Now add the desire for spiritual fulfillment coupled with moral (self-) pressure: That cannot work. I am glad that since 1731…

  • Fear not!

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    Today’s Reading is from Isaiah 8:1—9:7. This passage set the stage for yesterday’s sermon. Please listen to my Advent Sermon: Fear not!

  • Non-interventionism

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    Wikipedia Nonintervention or non-interventionism is a foreign policy which holds that political rulers should avoid alliances with other nations, but still retain diplomacy, and avoid all wars not related to direct self-defense. Isaiah 7:1-25 King Ahaz of Judah (the Southern Kingdom) fears an attack by Israel (the Northern Kingdom) and Syria. Against Isaiah’s advice and…

  • Restore Hope!

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    Today’s Reading is from Isaiah 61:1-11. This passage set the stage for yesterday’s sermon. Please listen to my Advent Sermon: Restore Hope!

  • Gospel as News

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    Today’s Reading Isaiah 52:1-12 makes clear: “The gospel is not a theory or a doctrine or even a teaching; it is news: God is coming!” Read more of the reflection from enterthebible.org: Your browser does not support iframes.