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Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go, but if you will not go with me, I will not go.” And she said, “I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory . . .” Judges 4:8-9 When life…
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And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and the dung came out. Judges 3:21-22 In…
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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 I often write about the painful consequences that stem directly from my self-destructive behavior. This, according to the Bible (Galatians 6:7-8), is the way God made the world to work.…
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And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD . . . Judges 3:12 At a recovery group recently, I reported that I’ve not been doing well with discipline in my eating. I’ve used the holiday season as an excuse to eat whatever I want, and now the…
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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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