Thursday, October 10, 2024
In Jeremiah 10, the prophet is speaking against the idols that Israel created. They looked good – made of silver and gold for a people that likely didn’t have a lot of either. It represented wealth and substance by the metrics of society; it represented the type of security that people wanted in a day-to-day existence… Read more
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
If you read this passage, you know no tables were flipped in Jeremiah 7-9. The flipping of tables did not come until over half a millennia later by a Jewish Rabbi (who happened to be the savior of the world!), named Jesus. It is a common story: Jesus comes running into the temple in Jerusalem,… Read more
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Late in September the warnings went out. Hurricane Helene was coming with full force. Predictions were increasingly dire, saying this could be the most devastating storm ever to hit northern Florida and southern Georgia. Experts warned that the impending storm surge would be “unsurvivable!” Residents living in the path of Helene should get out while… Read more
Monday, October 7, 2024
Our reading today starts with the Lord giving Jeremiah a message. My Bible has a heading at the beginning of verse 4 that says, “Jeremiah’s Call.” God starts first by speaking identity into Jeremiah, saying that “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born, I set you apart… Read more