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  • 1 Samuel 26 Sermon Follow-up: Sanctified Swagger

    1 Samuel 26 Sermon Follow-up: Sanctified Swagger

    1 Samuel 26 is a story of sanctified swagger. Women often doubt such a thing exists, but most men know it does.  What happens in 1 Samuel 26? David takes Abishai with him into the heart of Saul’s camp. They’re outnumbered 3000 to 2. David is a total underdog. But he knows God loves the… Read more

  • The Meaning of Old Covenant Circumcision

    The Meaning of Old Covenant Circumcision

    What was the meaning of circumcision in the Abrahamic covenant? Remember the context in which circumcision was instituted: right after Abraham tried to produce the promised seed in his own strength with Hagar. The sequence of Gen. 15-16-17 is critical. Abraham is given the promise of the seed (chapter 15). But then he tried to… Read more

  • Lessons from Judges 11

    In Judges 11, Jephthah had been tasked with leading his people and defending them from the Ammonites. At first he seeks a diplomatic solution. But it quickly becomes apparent there will be no peaceful resolution to the conflict. The king of Ammon responds to Jepthah by making a false accusation about Israel’s history – he… Read more

  • Letters to Young Adults

    A letter written to a young woman and a young man, as they enter into adulthood: — Letter to a young woman: Dear E, While we don’t live close by where we have the privilege of seeing you growing up, we know your family and we know what your parents’ hopes and expectations for you… Read more

  • Psalm 110 and Priestly Warfare

    By time we reach the end of psalm Psalm 110, the dead bodies are piling up. In verse 1, Christ’s enemies are made into a footstool for his feet. In verse 2, he rules in the midst of his enemies — and has a scepter to smite them. In verse 5, he shatters kings in the… Read more

  • JBJ on Future Expectations and Present Duties

    The future, though, cannot be envisioned. It is no good if we all join the neo-Puritans, or the Reconstructionists, or the renewed Orthodox, or the discipleship Charismatics. God has taken hold of Christendom and He has torn it apart. He intends to put it back together again in a new Kingdom Establishment. We cannot advance… Read more