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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
My Lament
I’m taking my cue from the book of Lamentations and writing my own broken-hearted prayer: Our cities are a mess, Lord. – Empty sidewalks. – Boarded businesses. Marked by desolation and destruction. People are a mess, Lord. … Continue reading
How?
We look at the news reports, and we wonder: How? How did this happen? How did we fall this low? I noticed a title on someone else’s post: A Lament. It sent my mind to the Bible … Continue reading
Unjust Shelter
Proverbs 17:15 (NIV) Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent– the LORD detests them both. Did authorities look the other way as an officer accumulated 17 complaints? I did some simple research and found a Reuters article from three … Continue reading
What Goes Around Comes Around
Let’s close out Daniel 6. It’s a miracle! Daniel survives the night shut up with hungry lions. Delighted that his friend survived, the king turns his attention to the men behind the evil plot. Daniel 6:24 (NIV) At the … Continue reading
Unintended, Not So Simple
Anybody out there saying, “I really, really hope our kids never learn to read.” Raise your hand. No hands? Thought not. The US NAEP exam (National Assessment of Education Progress) is given every year to 600,000 students from all over … Continue reading
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Unintended Consequences
Continuing in Daniel 6: Without giving it much thought, the king agreed to ban prayers to anybody but him. It sounded good. “Daniel is praying to his god,” the conspirators said. “It’s the lions’ den for him. You … Continue reading
Hidden Agendas (Then and Now)
In the account of Daniel in the lions den,* some government officials plot to dishonor our hero. There was just one problem: Daniel 6:4b (NIV) They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither … Continue reading
Lessons in Time
My pastor’s sermon this week was on Daniel in the den of lions (Daniel 6). I kept thinking, “Just like now.” How so? Hidden agendas Unintended consequences What goes around, comes around Hidden agendas made public. Good intentions … Continue reading
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Shelter–From or In?
Disease and riots, death and destruction– these are difficult days. Has God has forgotten us? Psalm 61:2-4 (NIV) From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the … Continue reading
Favored Hands
Psalm 90:17 (NIV) May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands.