Author: Scott

And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the LORD. Judges 3:12 In both jail and in treatment, I’ve encountered many men who, when threatened…
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But when the people of Israel cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the people of Israel, who saved them . . . Judges 3:9 My addiction was an endless cycle of drug use, leading to misery, leading to some significant attempt to stop, leading to life improvement. Once life…
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They were for the testing of Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. Judges 3:4 Every weekday, I get up early and head to the gym to participate in a group exercise class, which is programmed and led by a…
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Whenever the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them. Judges 2:18 When I first began practicing…
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Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they whored after other gods and bowed down to them. Judges 2:17 I’ve been sober for six months. I only smoke pot. I hear something like this from my patients quite regularly. This permissive attitude towards marijuana reveals a shift in our culture’s view that is…
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Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. Judges 2:16 We have a long driveway, and so, when it snows, there’s a lot of snow to move. To address this, we recently acquired an old, mini tractor with a snowblower. I’ve never owned a tractor…
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And they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them. And they provoked the LORD to anger. Judges 2:12 I often write about how,…
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And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the LORD or the work that he had done for Israel. Judges 2:10 In practicing addiction medicine, I was trained to ask about adverse childhood events, with the idea being that a lot of…
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But you have not obeyed my voice. What is this you have done? So now I say, I will not drive them out before you, but they shall become thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you. Judges 2:2-4 A couple of years ago, I discovered that on my property,…
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As for the bones of Joseph, which the people of Israel brought up from Egypt, they buried them at Shechem, in the piece of land that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money. Joshua 24:32 One of the most common complaints I encounter in those…
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