#Wordle 1,802 4/6*

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A pair of 4s from the #OldGal and I.

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This post sponsored by Grogu and the Mandalorian.

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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…

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#Wordle 1,799 4/6*

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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.

#Wordle 1,798 4/6*

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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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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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Rebuilding from the Ruins - Grace, Justice, and the End of Amos

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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.

Can you tell someone was behind in posting sermons and Beyond Sunday School? 😂😂😂

Purity, Justice, and the Purpose of God's Wrath

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For the unabridged audio you can listen here:Purity, Justice, and the Purpose of God’s Wrath

When we read Revelation 16, we come face-to-face with an intense and sobering cycle of scripture: the seven bowls of God’s wrath. For modern readers, discussing the wrath of God can feel deeply uncomfortable. We don’t generally get excited about talking about judgment, and it certainly isn’t an easy topic for a casual afternoon discussion.

Yet, wrath and judgment are crucial aspects of how God engages with a broken world. To understand Revelation 16, we must look past our initial discomfort and examine the true purpose behind the imagery.

Finding Victory in the "Already but Not Yet"

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For the unabridged audio you can listen here: Revelation 11 - Finding Victory in the Already but Not Yet

As we turn the page into Revelation 15, we find ourselves entering a brand-new rotation of the story—what theologians call a recapitulation. Revelation isn’t a straight timeline; it’s a retelling of the same overarching narrative, but each time it loops back, it takes us “further up and further in,” revealing deeper spiritual realities.

What makes this specific transition so fascinating is where we find ourselves. Before the next wave of judgment even begins, John looks ahead and sees a community standing in a place of complete victory.

“Have I drifted out of plumb?”

Spiritual drift rarely happens overnight. In golf, a swing that is 2° off looks fine for the first 50 yards—but 200 yards down the fairway, you’re deep in the woods.

Our souls operate the same way. Small compromises drop us into the wilderness before we even realize we’re lost.

In my latest post, we look at Amos 7–9 to explore what it means when life falls out of alignment, how God uses seasons of “sifting and shaking” to refine us, and why His heart always begins and ends with radical grace.

👉 Read it here.