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the official blog of M.C. Kennedy


Holy Priesthood
“‘And behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the people of Israel. They are a gift to you, given to the LORD, to do...
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Mar 102 min read
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Full Circle
”God said to Jacob, ‘Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your...
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Jan 272 min read
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Into the Unknown
"Now the LORD said to Abram, 'Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.'" --Genesis...
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Jan 202 min read
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In the Beginning
"In the beginning..." --Genesis 1:1 The Bible is a massive book made of 66 parts, written by dozens of people in three different...
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Jan 62 min read
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Hope Perfected
“I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, ‘Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his...
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Dec 23, 20242 min read
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Hope Sustained
“It is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that...
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Dec 16, 20242 min read
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Hope Fulfilled
“‘Don’t be afraid!’ he said. ‘I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has...
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Dec 9, 20242 min read
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Hope Awaited
“‘And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you...
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Dec 2, 20242 min read
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The Freedom of Grace
“Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and...
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Nov 25, 20242 min read
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Ignorant Unbelief
“But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love...
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Nov 18, 20242 min read
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Rejoice Always
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” –1...
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Nov 11, 20242 min read
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Victory
“When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:...
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Oct 28, 20242 min read
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The Depths of God
“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!” (Romans...
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Oct 21, 20242 min read
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How?
“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how...
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Oct 14, 20242 min read
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Our Father
“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we...
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Oct 7, 20242 min read
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Saved to Serve
“Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another” (Romans 7:4). We...
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Sep 30, 20242 min read
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Gracious Mystery
“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1). The grace of God...
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Sep 23, 20242 min read
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Hope in the Darkness
"And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done" (Romans 1:28)....
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Sep 16, 20242 min read
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Saving Grace
"Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed" (Galatians 3:23). Living...
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Sep 2, 20242 min read
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Rejection
"After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. So Jesus said to the twelve, 'Do you want to go away as...
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Aug 26, 20242 min read
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