Entries by Josh Rice

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Unplugging the Applause Sign

December 23, 2018 Luke 1:39-45 39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with […]

December 23, 2018 by
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Home for Christmas

The other night, the clouds parted over our busy December calendar and Lisa and I decided to buckle the kids into the minivan and make for Lowes. It was time to find our 2018 family Christmas tree! On the drive over, I made the mistake of personifying the tree and telling my six, four, and […]

December 20, 2018 by
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Our Pagan Prayers

December 16, 2018 Isaiah 5:18-19 18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, who draw sin as with cart ropes, 19 who say: “Let him be quick, let him speed his work that we may see it; let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near, and let it come, […]

December 16, 2018 by
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In Abel’s Stead

December 9, 2018 Genesis 4:25-26 25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has appointed for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.” 26 To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that […]

December 9, 2018 by