Why are men so involved in what women do with their bodies? With the nomination by President Donald J. Trumps of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the question of abortion once again comes to the forefront. Will she reverse Roe v. Wade? Will she make significant changes? We need to understand thatContinue reading “Abortion”
Author Archives: Terry Threadwell
Did You Hear That?
“Blow the trumpet in the land; Cry, ‘Gather together,’ and say, ‘Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities.’ Set up the standard toward Zion. Take refuge! Do not delay! For I will bring disaster from the north, and great destruction.” (Jer 4:5-6) This text is similar to the warning issued by theContinue reading “Did You Hear That?”
Justice and Righteous Required
“If you return, O Israel, declares the Lord, to me you should return. If you remove your detestable things from my presence, and do not waver, and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.” (JerContinue reading “Justice and Righteous Required”
The Ugly Sisters
The Lord said also to me in the days of Josiah the king: “Have you seen what backsliding Israel has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and there played the harlot. And I said, after she had done all these things, ‘Return to Me.’ But she didContinue reading “The Ugly Sisters”
Come back! I love you.
“They say, ‘If a man divorces his wife, And she goes from him And becomes another man’s, May he return to her again?’ Would not that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the harlot with many lovers; Yet return to Me,” says the Lord. (Jer 3:1) The Lord said to me, “Go. ShowContinue reading “Come back! I love you.”
How Stupid Can They Be?
“Therefore I will yet bring charges against you,” says the Lord, “And against your children’s children I will bring charges. For pass beyond the coasts of Cyprus and see, Send to Kedar and consider diligently, And see if there has been such a thing. Has a nation changed its gods, Which are not gods? ButContinue reading “How Stupid Can They Be?”
Lawsuit for Divorce
Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel. Thus says the Lord: “What injustice have your fathers found in Me, That they have gone far from Me, Have followed idols, And have become idolaters? Neither did they say, ‘Where is the Lord, Who broughtContinue reading “Lawsuit for Divorce”
Israel, the unfaithful wife
Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I remember you, The kindness of your youth, The love of your betrothal, When you went after Me in the wilderness, In a land not sown. Israel was holiness to the Lord,Continue reading “Israel, the unfaithful wife”
Jeremiah–What do you see?
And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north.” Then the Lord said to me: “Out of the north calamity shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land. ForContinue reading “Jeremiah–What do you see?”
Call of Jeremiah
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” Then said I: “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.” But the Lord said toContinue reading “Call of Jeremiah”