Category Archives: Ezekiel

At men’s Bible study last week I was trying to be a bit facetious in order to make a point. In our “fly over” of the Old Testament we were “touching down” in Psalms. And so, to make the point … Continue reading →

“Show me your face!” That’s the cry of wanting someone to make themselves known. You might be aware of their presence in a room . . . you might see their form in the shadows . . . even if … Continue reading →

We . . . I . . . do have a way of making it all about us . . . me. And I get why. The gospel is such good news and has had such a huge impact on … Continue reading →

It’s a love story gone bad. It’s a rags to riches . . . to rags story. Humble beginnings to exalted glory to treacherous betrayal. This parable found in the middle of Ezekiel’s prophetic writings really is quite moving . … Continue reading →

On Wednesday night, at our men’s bible study, we considered Solomon’s dedication of the magnificent temple which God had given him the privilege to build. We spent a bit of time talking about what it would have been like to … Continue reading →

 I often will go back and read stuff that I wrote from previous years. This morning, after my readings, I was going back over previous entries and was arrested a bit by the following devo from 2008. It concerns an … Continue reading →

Started in on Ezekiel this morning. I find the imagery kind of challenging . . . maybe because I don’t have a very good imagination . . . not able to translate the words into a good picture in my … Continue reading →

It’s not something I would have expected. Not something that would have been intuitive to me. Not something that, if I were laying out the plans for the Millennial Kingdom, I would have necessarily thought to include. In fact, it’s … Continue reading →

This morning I’m reflecting on a past surgery. I’m not thinking about the operation where they pieced back together my femur . . . nor am I musing on the scar that tells me I am gall-bladder-less. Nope . . … Continue reading →