Month: May 2024

You shall not fall in with the many to do evil . . . Exodus 23:2 Well, it’s been a whirlwind of a week. My son graduates from college this week in Virginia, so we’ve traveled with extended family from Minnesota to Virginia for the event. It’s also been the week of semifinals in our…
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You shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. Exodus 22:29 For nearly 10 years now, a buddy and I have been meeting at a local coffee shop at a set time each week for an accountability group. The reason we meet it to share…
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You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry . . . Exodus 22:22-23 I recently learned a new term – Thug Hugger. It’s a derogatory term, used to mock those who’re seen as too kind, loving, and…
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You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. Exodus 22:21 When I was in high school, like everyone, we had our rivalries with other nearby towns. When, on a Saturday night, the guys from those other towns came to Beresford – yes Beresford – they…
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But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. Exodus 21:23 It’s not uncommon for those who’re incarcerated to become desperately interested in God and what he might do for them.…
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You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. . . If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it. Exodus 20:23-25 What’s the point of…
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Now when all the people saw the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, the people were afraid and trembled, and they stood far off and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest…
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You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s. Exodus 20:17 Many times, I’ve been asked about my motivation for using opioids. Why did you do it? What hole were…
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You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Exodus 20:16 A while back, someone posted something on social media about me that was critical of my performance as a physician. My name wasn’t mentioned but it was unmistakably about me. I’m sure this person didn’t think it would get back to me, but it…
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You shall not steal. Exodus 20:15 This is one of those blogs that I’d rather not write. It can be terribly shameful to admit the sins of my past. But, here goes . . . As I was pontificating on the eight commandment last night – You shall not steal – I struggled to come…
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