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the official blog of M.C. Kennedy


The Folly of Following the Heart
“‘And when you tell this people all these words, and they say to you, “Why has the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? What...

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Aug 19, 20192 min read
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Listening to God
“Oh that you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves...

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Aug 12, 20192 min read
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The Source of True Strength
“For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, ‘In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your...

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Aug 5, 20192 min read
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Striving After God
“The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13)...

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Jul 29, 20192 min read
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Movie Review–The Lion King (2019)
The 2019 version of The Lion King entered theaters last week, much to the excitement of many fans. The 1994 original is a true...

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Jul 24, 20195 min read
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What Is Wisdom?
The book of Proverbs is quite an interesting book. Every verse is a new bit of astonishing wisdom, most of it written by King David’s son...

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Jul 22, 20192 min read
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The God Who Cares
“You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.” (Psalm 139:3) In Psalm 139, David wrote about a great...

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Jul 15, 20192 min read
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God’s Precious Law
“Oh how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.” (Psalm 119:97) Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the entire Bible. In the...

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Jul 8, 20192 min read
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To Call Upon God
“In the day of my trouble I call upon You, for You answer me.” (Psalm 86:7) There are few people in the Bible who had more recorded...

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Jul 1, 20192 min read
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Hope in God
“I say to God, my rock: ‘Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?’” (Psalm 42:9) The book...

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Jun 24, 20192 min read
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Seeing God
“‘I had heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You….’” (Job 42:5) After Job and his friends had their famous debate...

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Jun 17, 20192 min read
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Transgression… or Trial?
“‘If you will seek God and plead with the Almighty for mercy, if you are pure and upright, surely then He will rouse Himself for you and...

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Jun 10, 20192 min read
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Inspect, Not Expect
“While this was taking place, I was not in Jerusalem for … I went to the king. And after some time I asked leave of the king and came to...

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Jun 3, 20193 min read
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Obedience Amidst Hardship
“Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and...

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May 27, 20193 min read
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With a Whole Heart
“And [Amaziah] did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, yet not with a whole heart.” (2 Chronicles 25:2) There were quite a few kings...

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May 20, 20192 min read
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Great Things for God
“‘But the LORD said to David my father, “Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your...

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May 13, 20193 min read
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The Key to Answered Prayers
“And when they prevailed over them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried out to God in the...

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May 6, 20193 min read
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God’s Everlasting Covenant
“But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac,...

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Apr 29, 20192 min read
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Misplaced Trust
“And Jeroboam said in his heart, ‘Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David.…’ So the king took counsel and made two calves of...

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Apr 22, 20193 min read
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The Effects of Sin
“Then David said to Gad, ‘I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercy is great….’ So the LORD sent a...

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Apr 15, 20193 min read
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