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What is fasting all about? Should Christians be fasting? Fasting https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/fasting/

Micah foresaw vindication and magnificence for Zion. It would come, but not in the way he or anyone had imagined. Zion Vindicated and Magnificent | Micah 4:1-13 https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/zionvindicatedmagnificent

Jesus returned to Galilee through Samaria. Many would hear Him and believe even among those the Jewish people despised. Jesus in Samaria and Galilee | John 4:4-54 https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/jesussamariagalilee/

New Testament Reading: Philippians 4:1-9   Paul exhorts the Philippian Christians toward faithfulness.    How could Paul expect Christians to rejoice in the Lord always?

It should go without saying, but this kind of behavior is the opposite of gentleness and displaying subjection toward one another in reverence to Christ (Ephesians 5:21, 2 Timothy 2:24). Instead, it is evil, inexcusable behavior. Those at his church and who know him personally should intervene.

Monday Miscellany! This week: - Paul on working and eating - Do we need to talk so much in evangelism - Bible readings - a chill bird - a hymn for LA - Book review: the others Please read, share, and subscribe! deverbovitae.substack.com/p/monday-mis...

Here's the hymn and prayer of Los Angeles and most of Southern California this week. Doesn't even feel that hyperbolic. youtu.be/JJHpZt_89TQ?...

Paul said those who were not willing to work should not eat in 2 Thessalonians 3:10. Why did he say that, and how should we understand these matters today? Working and Eating https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/workingeating/

Monday Miscellany! This week: - Are we all -sexuals? - Evangelism: which way? - Bible readings - Osprey - On the Internets: history, truth, and loyalty - Book review: sainthood and sanctification Please read, share, and subscribe! deverbovitae.substack.com/p/monday-mis...

The Psalm: Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16   Asaph recounted the mighty works of God.  Why would Asaph want to praise God for what He did so long ago?

Can #MomTok survive this?

Monday Miscellany! This week: - Micah condemns exploitation - Bible readings - Vermilion Flycatcher - Book review: The Feather Wars Please read, share, and subscribe! deverbovitae.substack.com/p/monday-mis...

Micah had prophetic critiques for the authorities in Judah. They thought disaster would never overtake them. They would be proven wrong. Zion the Farm, Jerusalem in Ruins | Micah 3:1-12 https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/zionfarm

Monday Miscellany! This week: - First Passover of Jesus' Ministry in John - Bible readings - Cat tax and minecraft - Book review: hospitality Please read, share, and subscribe! deverbovitae.substack.com/p/monday-mis...

Labor Day Monday Miscellany! This week: - Sharing - Bible readings - cat tax - Book review: weather forecasting Please read, share, and subscribe! deverbovitae.substack.com/p/monday-mis...

John warned Israel about what was to come, and told them they needed to share. So it also goes for those of us in Christ. Sharing https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/sharing/

It's the smug flippancy that gets to me. Amos said you do not want to experience the day of YHWH. And the VPOTUS is just, 🤷‍♂️

I'm old enough to remember the "scourge" of teenage pregnancy, and how shameful it was. I'm sure the loyal foot soldiers continue to feel that way, but boy can you tell how the elites want to keep a pipeline of poor families going so they can be easily exploited economically

Pretty sure the Magisterium has not suddenly endorsed dispensational premillennialist perspectives on "the Antichrist." There are lots of antichrists out there, of course. The ones acting entirely contrary to the ways of Christ yet claiming Him

Monday Miscellany! This week: - Jude and the Assumption of Moses - Bible readings - trees - Book review: Europe Please read, share, and subscribe! deverbovitae.substack.com/p/monday-mis...

Old Testament Reading: Exodus 12:1-14   The Passover is established.    Why would God commemorate His saving acts with a meal?

Jude bore witness to a dispute between Michael and Satan over Moses' body. What does this have to do with the Assumption of Moses? Jude and the Ascension / Assumption / Testament of Moses https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/assumptionmoses

Many whole words here. experimentaltheology.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...

Monday Miscellany! This week: - communion - Bible readings - On the Internets: jamboree, church kitchens - Book review: downfall of the Shah Please read, share, and subscribe! deverbovitae.substack.com/p/monday-mis...

We remember the Lord's death in His Supper. But we also call it "communion" for very good reasons. Communion https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/communion/

***IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT*** We will not have access to the Culver City Senior Center for the next two Sundays, August 23 and 30, 2026. We will be meeting ***online only*** for these two weeks. Please DM us for links. We will return to our in-person meeting on September 6. Thank you!

Monday Miscellany! This week: - personal updates - Micah, property dispossession, preaching wine and beer - property arguments - Bible readings - Book review: Holy Spirit in churches of Christ Please read, share, and subscribe! deverbovitae.substack.com/p/monday-mis...

The people in Micah's day might rather hear about wine and beer, but they needed to repent before it was done to them as they had done unto others. The Right Preacher For These People | Micah 2:1-13 https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/rightpreacherpeople

Monday Miscellany! This week: - catching up - Gospel of John, Micah, benefactors - Bible readings - Odyssey reviews - Book review: philokalia Please read, share, and subscribe! deverbovitae.substack.com/p/monday-mis...

Jesus spoke of how the elite of the world were called "benefactors," but it should not be so among Christians. What did He mean by this? Benefactors https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/benefactors/

May God preserve life in #Spokane .

Isaiah spoke of a servant who would suffer on behalf of the people. How would his words find their fulfillment? Our Iniquity Falls on Him https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/iniquityfallshim/

Micah prophesied doom for Samaria and his own home area in the Judahite Shephelah. Disaster would soon overtake them all. YHWH's Witness Against the People | #Micah 1:2-16 https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/witnessagainstpeople/

Some interesting "inside baseball" for churches of Christ... christianchronicle.org/christians-o...

There's also no "they" in Christian circles. It's just Some Guys who were probably raised in a bubble and, despite pretensions to the contrary, remain rather naive and immature about how things really work.

The Psalm: Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24   David meditated on the omniscience of God.  How can God's omniscience provide us comfort and confidence?

Old Testament Reading: Genesis 28:10-19   YHWH appeared to Jacob.    How would YHWH guide and bless Jacob?

John testified regarding his experience with the Word made flesh. We do well to give consideration to what he says. John and the Word | John 1:1-18 https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/johnword/

New Testament Reading: Romans 8:1-11   Paul proclaims liberation in Jesus.    How does Romans 8:1-11 sound for the one is in Christ and the Spirit?  How does Romans 8:1-11 sound for the one in the world outside of Christ and the Spirit?

The curse of Ham came upon Canaan who was most likely the offspring of Ham and his mother. No one else. White supremacy remains entirely contrary to everything God worked to accomplish in Jesus and should not be suffered among the people of God. www.deverbovitae.com/matters/supr...

Gospel Reading: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23   Jesus set forth the Parable of the Sower.    What are we to understand from the Parable of the Sower?

The Psalm: Psalm 119:105-112   The nun section of the Psalter's great acrostic psalm.    How can we glorify God by consideration of His instruction?

Old Testament Reading: Genesis 25:19-34   The generation of Isaac is set forth.   What caused so much contention in Isaac's household?

Monday Miscellany! This week: - A matter of equality among Christians - Bible readings - cat tax - Book review: healing from trauma Please read, share, and subscribe! open.substack.com/pub/deverbov...

Paul wanted the Corinthian Christians to give for the needs of Christians in Jerusalem as a matter of equality. How? A Matter of Equality https://www.deverbovitae.com/articles/matterequality/