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the official blog of M.C. Kennedy


For the Glory
“Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.” —Psalm 90:16 Why do we obey God? It’s a question...
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2 days ago2 min read
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Great and Terrifying Wilderness
“‘And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you...
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Mar 172 min read
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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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Dying Doubters
“Then the men who had gone up with him said, ‘We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.’” —Numbers...
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Mar 32 min read
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Pursuing Holiness
“‘Thus you shall keep the people of Israel separate from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness by defiling my tabernacle...
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Feb 242 min read
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Creative Gifts
“The LORD said to Moses, ‘See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri […], and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with...
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Feb 172 min read
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Trust Me
“‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God.’”...
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Feb 102 min read
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Perfect Timing
“Joseph, being seventeen years old […] had a dream. […] Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of...
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Feb 32 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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Still There
"Then Satan answered the LORD and said, 'Does Job fear God for no reason? [...] But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and...
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Jan 132 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 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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Abundance
"Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he has done for my soul" (Psalm 66:16). We all know that the world is...
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Sep 9, 20242 min read
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My Shepherd
"And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, 'Jacob, Jacob.' And he said, 'Here I am'" (Genesis 46:2). Jacob's story is a...
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Aug 19, 20242 min read
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Unfortunate Events
"But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison" (Genesis 39:21)....
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Aug 12, 20242 min read
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A Strange Choice
"'Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have...
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Jul 29, 20242 min read
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Life from Death
"And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived"...
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Jul 22, 20242 min read
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The LORD Will Provide
"So Abraham called the name of that place, 'The LORD will provide'; as it is said to this day, 'On the mount of the LORD it shall be...
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Jul 15, 20242 min read
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Wait
"Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram" (Genesis 16:16). The story of Abraham is one of great patience, of...
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Jul 8, 20242 min read
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