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The King Comes Into His House
Reading for Today: Psalm 24, 29, 103 Zech. 9:9-12; 12:9-13:9 1 Tim. 6:12-16 Luke 19:41-48 We celebrate Palm Sunday. We enter into Holy Week. Oh… and the King has entered his house and isn’t really all that happy.
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The last actions of Jesus — Cleansing the Temple
If you had a few days left, what would they look like? What do we see in the life of Christ?
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The Place of Holy Habitation
N T Wright’s work on the Kingdom of God, and lately his book Simply Jesus, has given me a fresh look at the Temple. Wright’s view on “heaven” and “earth” have stirred up my thinking and I’m still processing the whole idea he keeps putting out in his writing. The separation of “heaven” and “earth” is not a matter of how…
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David and the Temple
In 2 Samuel 7 David wanted to build the Lord a temple. He was living in a nice place, so he wanted to give God a worthy temple. You know, like every other god of every other nation. But Yahweh isn’t like every other God. He refused David’s request. He promised to allow David’s successor the opportunity, but he makes it…
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Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing
15 They came into Jerusalem. After entering the temple, he threw out those who were selling and buying there. He pushed over the tables used for currency exchange and the chairs of those who sold doves. 16 He didn’t allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. 17 He taught them, “Hasn’t it been written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But…
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