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Prophet to the Nation: Huldah
The high priest had just discovered the long-lost scriptures in a shuttered room of the temple. The king tore his clothes when he heard God’s Law for the first time, ever. They were a nation in crisis! Who should they turn to for counsel?
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Pastor in Philippi: Lydia
It is through such stories as Lydia’s that the scriptures convey the dignity God settled on women in first century Palestine, and on Lydia. In keeping with the Lord’s example, the apostle Paul also conferred dignity on women and on Lydia when she hosted the first church in Europe in her home.
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Delilah: Philistine Power
Was Delilah really a seductress who toyed with the trusting Samson’s heart, and finally succeeded in deceiving him? Was Samson really just a sweet, unsuspecting hero who got double-crossed by the love of his life? Or is there more to this account than past commentators have acknowledged?
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Challenge God: Wife of Job
She has been cast as a villain in Job’s ordeal. Of the five people who speak with him, four are theologizing friends who who defend God’s character and attributes while insisting Job must have some hidden sin.
It is only his wife who insists Job do something about his predicament.
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Matriarch of the Ark: Wife of Noah
A shadowy figure, she is never mentioned by name, though she is spoken of five times throughout the Flood account and specifically included in God’s instructions to Noah.
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Turning Back: Wife of Lot
Raised in the verdant Valley of Siddim amid a time of peace and prosperity of every kind, she was living her dream.
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Self-Sanctioning Sacrifice (Excerpt from “Advent for the Broken-Hearted”)
Jesus was not a normal human baby. Unlike other human beings, Jesus chose to come into the world, even though he knew his purpose would be to suffer and die as a sacrifice.
Keep readingMighty Magnificat (Excerpt from “Advent for the Broken-Hearted”)
Whichever way they turned, the people found themselves without recourse, being bled dry by their own countrymen.
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“Passions of the Christ” by F. Scott Spencer (and Steve Chong)
Steve Chong is a pastor in Australia, and a student together with me in Portland Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program in Semiotics. In our program, we read lots of deep and heady books, then comment on them to each other in a weekly forum. Just recently, we were reading and talking about F. Scott Spencer’s…
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