“The churches are disappointing, even for most believers. If Christ brings us new life, it is all the more remarkable that the church, the bearer of this good news, should be among the most dispirited institutions of the age. The alternatives to the institutional churches are even more grossly disappointing, from TV evangelists with their blown-dry hairdos to California cults led by prosperous gurus ignored in India but embraced in La Jolla.”
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The #OldGal refuses to yield!
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#Wordle 1,803 5/6*
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The #OldGal won the day. 😢
Wordle 1,803 4/6
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#Wordle 1,802 4/6*
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A pair of 4s from the #OldGal and I.
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A Monday win over the #OldGal is a good Monday to be sure!
#Wordle 1,801 3/6*
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The #OldGal fell short…
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#Wordle 1,800 3/6*
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The #OldGal with a three. I guess Sundays are for peacemaking between the #OldGal and #YoungPups…
Wordle 1,800 3/6
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The #OldGal got it done today…
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You know you are a nerd of a certain age when you and your friends do a 10 am Star Wars movie and lunch, instead of dinner and a 10 pm movie.
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The #OldGal chose unwisely today and fell short. I love the taste of victory in the morning…
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Another day, another tie with the #OldGal…
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The #OldGal:
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A couple of fours today. A tie with the #OldGal is nothing to sneeze at but the pollen in the air is!
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The #OldGal falls short in our return to the feed.
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True justice doesn’t just flip a power dynamic—it completely heals and rebuilds. See how God’s radical grace changes everything, and why He looks at you with a loving smile.
Read the post: Rebuilding from the Ruins - Grace, Justice, and the End of Amos
For the full unabridged audio listen here: Rebuilding from the Ruins - Grace, Justice, and the End of Amos
The final section of the Old Testament prophetic book of Amos is famous for being incredibly intense. From the very first chapter, Amos paints a striking picture of the Creator God roaring like a lion, shaking the earth’s foundations, and calling out the people of Israel for their deep spiritual rot and systemic oppression.
For chapters on end, the message is unyielding: judgment is coming, and the nation will be sifted. But Amos does not end with the tragedy of exile. It concludes with a breathtaking vision of restoration—a promise that out of the sifting, a remnant will return.
To understand what it looks like when God applies His grace to a deeply fractured society, we can look to a profound moment in modern history.
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