Posts with the tag “comfort”

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
February 1st, 2023
           Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet and theologian.  His writings were heavily influenced by various Old Testament books.  One such book was Ezekiel.  Coleridge once famously noted ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, January 11, 2023
January 11th, 2023
             I Kings opens with the statement that when King David was old, he could not stay warm.  No matter how many covers were put on him, he could not stay warm (I Kings 1:1).  We can easily ima...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, October 20, 2022
October 20th, 2022
           Paul continued his dialogue with the Corinthian Christians by writing his second letter to the believers in that part of the Roman Empire.  As he often did, Paul began by connecting his ide...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, August 22, 2022
August 22nd, 2022
           Nahum is an unusual name and a short book found near the end of the Old Testament.  His name means “compassionate” or “one who is full of comfort.”  He directed his prophecy primarily again...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
August 2nd, 2022
           Isaiah is the first of the Bible’s major prophets.  It is a long book that spans sixty-six chapters.  He was generally regarded as the greatest among the Old Testament prophets.  He gave a ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
July 26th, 2022
           Psalms is the longest book in the Bible as it spans one hundred fifty chapters.  In these chapters, you find a host of themes, emotions, reactions, convictions and worship.  Some of the mor...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, June 9, 2022
June 9th, 2022
           Nahum is a short book of prophecy.  It has only three chapters and a total of forty-seven verses.  The name Nahum means “compassionate” or “full of comfort.”  Certainly, we could assign tho...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
May 24th, 2022
          Ezekiel ended his prophecy after forty-eight chapters with a four-word state-ment: The LORD is there (Ezekiel 48:35).  The prophet made a declarative statement.  The LORD is there.  The divi...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
January 26th, 2022
            Transfiguration is a big, big word.  It is also a Bible word.  We find the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration in Matthew 17 (and also in Mark 9 and Luke 9).  The backstory goes like this.  Je...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss

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