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When the Journey is too Much

Posted on December 28, 2014 by wamplerp

Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if … Continue reading →

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Endless Oil and Flour

Posted on December 24, 2014 by wamplerp

Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Then the word of the Lord came to him: “Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have … Continue reading →

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Drought

Posted on December 23, 2014 by wamplerp

Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord , the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”   Then … Continue reading →

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Messing with a Man of God

Posted on December 22, 2014 by wamplerp

By the word of the Lord a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering.  By the word of the Lord he cried out against the altar: “Altar, altar! … Continue reading →

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Eddying Out – Whitewater and Doldrums

Posted on December 18, 2014 by wamplerp

Some of you may have noticed I took a brief hiatus from my walk with water and the bible yesterday…I was detained and distracted by my journey from a rural hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti to the Embassy Suites Hotel in … Continue reading →

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Wood Rafted for Worship

Posted on December 13, 2014 by wamplerp

When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David. Solomon sent back this message to Hiram: “You … Continue reading →

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David’s Final Crossing

Posted on December 12, 2014 by wamplerp

Now you yourself know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He killed them, shedding their blood in peacetime as if … Continue reading →

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Eddying Out – Water from Bethlehem

Posted on December 11, 2014 by wamplerp

I just finished the book of 2 Samuel.  It was quite a roller coaster of events and some really choppy water. The last water-related verse from yesterday’s post took me by surprise.  The passage seemed out of place and was all … Continue reading →

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Drawn from Deep Waters

Posted on December 8, 2014 by wamplerp

The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the Lord , at the blast of breath from his nostrils.   “He reached down from on high and took hold of … Continue reading →

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Mea Culpa Crossings

Posted on December 3, 2014 by wamplerp

King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Ask the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his palace, since what is being said throughout Israel has reached the … Continue reading →

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