Fierce Love
“‘My people are bent on turning away from me’” (Hosea 11:7a). Hosea’s ministry came near the ending of the kingdom of Israel. That nation...
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Welcome to Graceful Reflections
the official blog of author M.C. Kennedy
mckennedyauthor
- Jun 26
- 2 min
A Great Light
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone” (Isaiah...
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mckennedyauthor
- Jun 12
- 2 min
Fearsome God
“God has done it, so that people fear before him” (Ecclesiastes 3:14b). The Bible is filled with references to the fear of God. When...
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mckennedyauthor
- Jun 5
- 2 min
Better Plans
“The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps” (Proverbs 16:9). The book of Proverbs is filled with random wise...
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mckennedyauthor
- May 29
- 2 min
Gifted
“Then Solomon said, […] ‘I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever’” (1 Kings 8:12-13). Solomon was a...
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mckennedyauthor
- May 22
- 2 min
A House for the Most High
“‘The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. But who is able to build him a house, since heaven,...
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mckennedyauthor
- May 15
- 2 min
Sweet Forgiveness
“I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,’ and you forgave...
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mckennedyauthor
- May 8
- 2 min
The Mighty God
“The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire. […] Then the channels of the...
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mckennedyauthor
- May 1
- 2 min
A Deferred Desire
“But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, ‘Go and tell my servant David, “Thus says the LORD: Would you build me a house...
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mckennedyauthor
- Apr 24
- 2 min
A Fool's Worship
“And David said to Michal, ‘It was before the LORD […] and I will celebrate before the LORD. I will make myself yet more contemptible...
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mckennedyauthor
- Apr 17
- 2 min
A Steadfast Heart
“My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make melody!” (Psalm 57:7). David found himself in many tight spots...
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mckennedyauthor
- Apr 10
- 2 min
The LORD Revealed
“Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him” (1 Samuel 3:7). Samuel’s story is a...
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mckennedyauthor
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Remnants of Sin
“But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out, so the Jebusites dwell with the people of...
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mckennedyauthor
- Mar 27
- 2 min
Caleb's Faith
“And Caleb [...] said to him, ‘[…] I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the...
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mckennedyauthor
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Great and Terrifying Wilderness
“‘Take care lest you forget the LORD your God […] who led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, with its fiery serpents and...
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mckennedyauthor
- Mar 13
- 2 min
The God Who Goes Before
“‘Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the LORD your God, who went before you in the way to seek you out a place to pitch your...
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mckennedyauthor
- Mar 6
- 2 min
A Mighty Hand
“And the LORD said to Moses, ‘Is the LORD’s hand shortened? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not’” (Numbers...
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mckennedyauthor
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Sabbath
“‘When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to the LORD. […] You shall now sow your field or prune your...
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mckennedyauthor
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Waiting and Learning
“Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out. But if the...
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mckennedyauthor
- Feb 13
- 2 min
God's Friend
“When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the LORD would speak with...
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