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Category: Reflections on Shalom

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Kings: God’s Agents to Prevent Violence

April 23, 2015 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Friday Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. He will judge your people…

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God Is Our Strong Deliverer

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Thursday Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men; protect me from men of violence, who devise evil plans in their…

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God Hates Violence

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Wednesday Judah has broken faith. A detestable thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem: Judah has desecrated the…

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War as an Instrument of God’s Judgment

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Tuesday Hear, O Israel. You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and…

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The Lord as Warrior

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Monday Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, for he…

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God Frees the Israelites

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Sunday Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my…

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Week Four: God’s Relationship to War and Conflict

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Questions for Individual Reflection or Group Discussion

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The Bible is very clear about the origin of evil in our world. Other world religions are much more ambiguous…

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Disobedience Results in Evil

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Saturday But if you will not listen to me and carry out all these commands, and if you reject my…

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Using Religion for Political Ends

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Friday Jeroboam thought to himself, “The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David. If these people go…

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Reflections on Russia

  • Russia’s Post-Communist Development
  • U.S.-Russian Relations
  • Russia’s Pre-1991 History
  • Russian Culture and Values
  • Religious Life in Russia
  • Russian Literature

Reflections on Shalom

  • Old Testament Foundations
  • Jesus’ Palestinian Context
  • Jesus’ Birth & Youth
  • Jesus in Action
  • Jesus’ Teachings
  • Palm Sunday – Golgatha
  • Resurrection – Pentecost
  • Apostles’ Teachings on Shalom
  • Conclusion
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