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by BenNorthcutt
Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:20 am
Forum: Day 4: Streams in the Desert
Topic: Can the Scriptures be harmful?
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Can the Scriptures be harmful?

In our devotion today, I was struck by the imagery of flocks being harmed by rushing water, unable to be absorbed by the hard ground. Today was Sunday, and I preached in the morning and led Bible study for a group of "older" adults this evening... And when I preach, I feel like I do a pret...
by BenNorthcutt
Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:16 am
Forum: Day 5: Spring Up, O Well!
Topic: The Problem of Deadlines and Lack Thereof...
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The Problem of Deadlines and Lack Thereof...

A couple of thoughts strike me today as I read Laniak's devotion on the shepherd's skill in finding and maintaing water sources. The first is the fact that, as "shepherd's" knowing where to find spiritual water and food is among our primary roles--if not the the primary. I heard a pastor f...
by BenNorthcutt
Thu Feb 14, 2013 12:57 pm
Forum: Day 1: The Wilderness
Topic: Wilderness as a place of refinement?
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Wilderness as a place of refinement?

The way Laniak describes it...it sounds like the wilderness was an unimaginably harsh place...and yet Jesus sought out the wilderness as a place to get away from people and pray. The wilderness also took guys like Moses and David and prepared them for what God needed/wanted them to be in order to do...

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