July 2020
July 31
Day 139: Lesser Things Haggai spoke for God. He immediately cut to the point. As we would say back in my high school days, Haggai "don't take no mess!" Haggai called the people out, right from the get-go. These were those who had returned from Persian exile back to Jerusalem. To rebuild the Temple. They […]
July 30
Day 138: His Goodness Trounces My Brutishness Asaph is a somewhat mysterious writer whose writing is found in Psalms. He was a church musician, a worship leader. A professional. There's not a lot of biographical info provided. Asaph may have been three different Asaph's. Hard to know. In Psalm 73, ascribed to Asaph, he begins […]
July 29
Day 137: Goers The book of Ezra, which talks about God's people beginning to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple, includes a curious bit about who actually went. Something around 150,000 Jews had been exiled and deported, first to Assyria, then to Babylon, and then to Persia. The rest likely died as they were […]
July 28
Day 136: Death to Self I'm not a fan of persecution. Especially if the persecution is directed toward me. Suffering I know, as do you. I am currently having a physical reaction to a pharmaceutical I am taking. Having had enough of this personalized version of suffering, I am choosing today to discontinue the daily […]