Month: March 2024

So Moses said, “Thus says the LORD: About midnight I will go out in the midst of Egypt, and every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die . . .” Exodus 11:4-5 When I was a kid, we had a Frankenstein lawnmower that my dad rebuilt from several old lawnmowers. We had a few…
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And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger. Exodus 11:8 In my addiction, I betrayed my wife’s trust, publicly embarrassed her, and engaged in behavior that was incredibly hurtful to her. That hurt often manifest as anger. She would say that in her anger she didn’t handle herself well. That doesn’t mean however, that…
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Then Pharaoh called Moses and said, “Go, serve the LORD; your little ones also may go with you; only let your flocks and your herds remain behind.” Exodus 10:24 In jail recently, I was talking with the guys about resolutions. Most of those I’ve met in jail resolve to live differently. They promise themselves, their…
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Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness to be felt.” So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was pitch darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. Exodus 10:21-22 My life is a continual…
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Then Pharaoh hastily called Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. Now therefore, forgive my sin, please, only this once, and plead with the LORD your God only to remove this death from me.” Exodus 10:16-17 I started running marathons in medical school, but then in…
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But he said to them, “The LORD be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! Look, you have some evil purpose in mind.” Exodus 10:10 When my addiction and opioid diversion was discovered back in 2014, I attempted to enlist a couple friends to get me out of trouble. Tell…
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I know that you do not yet fear the LORD God. Exodus 9:30 In one of my early recovery attempts, I went to outpatient treatment, attended AA meetings, and got a sponsor. I felt I’d changed, and I was convinced that I’d never return to active addiction. I didn’t share this with anyone, but deep…
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Then whoever feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh hurried his slaves and his livestock into the houses, but whoever did not pay attention to the word of the LORD left his slaves and his livestock in the field. Exodus 9:20 I’ve always believed that eating right would decrease my body…
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You are still exalting yourself against my people and will not let them go. Exodus 9:17 Early on in marriage, I was more than a little clueless about how to meet my wife’s emotional needs. When she was stressed, I’d try to make her feel better by offering physical intimacy, which wasn’t what she wanted.…
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For by now I could have put out my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth. But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth. Exodus 9:15-16…
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