Category Archives: Christian Community

Lines in the Sand

Posted on September 12, 2014 by wamplerp

Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is to have these boundaries:   “ ‘Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin along … Continue reading →

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The Promised Land

Posted on September 7, 2014 by wamplerp

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up this mountain in the Abarim Range and see the land I have given the Israelites. After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron … Continue reading →

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Matters of Grace

Posted on September 4, 2014 by wamplerp

From there they continued on to Beer, the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people together and I will give them water.”  Numbers 21:16 Apparently there are blessings, i.e. the water from the passage, that God can … Continue reading →

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Barnacle Encrusted Blessings

Posted on August 27, 2014 by wamplerp

The priest shall bring her and have her stand before the Lord.  Then he shall take some holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water. After the priest has had the … Continue reading →

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Garment of God’s Grace

Posted on August 25, 2014 by wamplerp

Then Aaron is to go into the tent of meeting and take off the linen garments he put on before he entered the Most Holy Place, and he is to leave them there.  He shall bathe himself with water in … Continue reading →

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Limburger Cheese on Your Nose

Posted on August 21, 2014 by wamplerp

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,  “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When any man has an unusual bodily discharge, such a discharge is unclean.  Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will … Continue reading →

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Spreading and Defiling Molds

Posted on August 18, 2014 by wamplerp

But if, when the priest examines it, the mold has not spread in the fabric, the woven or knitted material, or the leather article,  he shall order that the spoiled article be washed. Then he is to isolate it for … Continue reading →

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Hold the Eels

Posted on August 16, 2014 by wamplerp

Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales.  But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all … Continue reading →

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Entrails and Animal Legs

Posted on August 14, 2014 by wamplerp

You are to slaughter the young bull before the Lord , and then Aaron’s sons the priests shall bring the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar at the entrance to the tent of meeting. You are … Continue reading →

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An elemental God

Posted on August 13, 2014 by wamplerp

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.  Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the … Continue reading →

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