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jezreel

On 21 October, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Jezreel seems like a terrible name for a child.

But it was the name the prophet gave his first born. And every time someone heard it they thought of one of the darkest moments in their history. A time when a king had a man killed to steal his family’s vineyard [...]

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into the desert

On 16 October, 2009 · 4 Comments

Sometimes when we feel the most stuck, God is doing the most work in our lives.

The book of Hosea is an unbelievably deep metaphor for how God responds to his people and moves with them, redeeming them and growing them to be like him. So when it’s time for Gomer – the character that [...]

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