Atonement 2012

The Day of Atonement is coming up on Wednesday. We will be having a day of fasting and blowing shofars. Excellent for reflection and prayer. At the end of the day we will celebrate with a nice dinner at a restaurant. A solemn day; a day reminding us of the coming wrath for the unrepentant; a day of smoke and burning.

But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. (Lamentations 3:21–26, ESV)

Verse for Today

These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good. Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations, but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will come upon them. (Proverbs 24:23–25, ESV)

With an eye on the current president, and his habit of excusing the ill-intent of Muslims the world over.

Verse for Today

For the LORD spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. But the LORD of hosts, him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.”(Isaiah 8:11–15, ESV)

Feast of Trumpets 2012

This is another in a series of articles intended to give basic assistance for practice to the person who has realized that the blessings of the whole Bible belong to all who follow the Messiah. Yom Teruah (aka feast of Trumpets) is one of the three “fall” feasts, along with Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) and Sukkot (Sue-coat or Tabernacles).

Article on Feast of Trumpets by Bruce.

Tim Hawkins Favorite Bible Verse

Now, this guy is funny. Check out all his material, and buy some CD’s. You will be rollin’ on the floor laughing. This clip shows just what happens when we are not paying attention and try to fake a verse without really reading it. Read the whole Bible…

Re:Write conference

Bruce and Susan are going to the Re:Write conference in San Diego 9-21-2012. It’s for learning how to publish. Entered a contest with ‘The Heart of the New Covenant’ manuscript and didn’t win, but scored two tickets. At the least we will learn more about publishing. But maybe we’ll make some contacts and get a look from a literary agent. You need one of those nowadays if you want to talk to a publisher. Pray that we’ll be successful in however God wants the message of the book to get out there.