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The Straight Shooter
You may think “honest politician” is an oxymoron like “deafening silence” and “jumbo shrimp.” But it happens every now and then. […]Read More… from The Straight Shooter
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January 30, 2026 — The Royal Psalms
The King who doesn’t break bruised reeds was given a reed as a scepter by men. How fitting! Psalm 2 is the first of the Royal Psalms. While the 150 psalms form a continuous revelation, we see groupings of psalms that share a common theme or purpose. We’ll study these as we meet them, but…
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January 30
CHRIST our FORERUNNER (Heb 6:19-20): A forerunner (prod’-rom-os) is “one who comes in advance to prepare for those who follow.” Even today world leaders send an emmisary on ahead to see how they will be received; if the forerunner is treated poorly or well, they respond in kind. So God not only wants us to…
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January 30 Petition Mission
“Though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs” (Lk 11:8). Author Fay Smart writes: “We find an excellent illustration of intercession in Luke 11:5-10, when one man, on behalf of a friend, woke…
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January 30
While coming across Texas, I was given a ride by a Seventh Day Adventist. I said, “My friend, do you know why God gave the law?’ He looked at me a little puzzled. “First I want to read Romans 3:19, “We know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the…
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January 29, 2026 — Truth In Parallel
“In all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another.” —John Ruskin As we travel through the Psalms with devotional comments along the way, we’ll notice some helpful tools to make the most of our study. Right at the start, we want to ask: What are some components that distinguish…