Posts with the tag “2-kings”
Broken Kingdoms: WK5 - THU
by Andreas Beccai on July 2nd, 2026
2 Kings 23:25 (NLT) "Never before had there been a king like Josiah, who turned to the Lord with all his heart and soul and strength… and there has never been a king like him since."A friend told me about her grandmother, someone she didn't particularly like growing up. She seemed cold, a bit harsh, not the warm grandmother type. It was only later, as an adult, that she found out her grandmother h... Read More
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Broken Kingdoms: WK5 - WED
by Andreas Beccai on July 1st, 2026
2 Kings 23:1–3 (NLT) "The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the Lord’s presence… The king and all the people pledged themselves to this covenant."A member of my church told me once that the worst day of her life wasn't when she found out her son was an addict. It was the day she finally said no to him. He'd done well for a stretch, long enough that ever... Read More
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Broken Kingdoms: WK5 - TUE
by Andreas Beccai on June 30th, 2026
2 Kings 22:18–19 (NLT) "You were sorry and humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I said against this city… You tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the Lord."For years, Lance Armstrong, seven time Tour de France winner, didn't just deny the doping allegations, he went after people. Journalists, former teammates, anyone who... Read More
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Broken Kingdoms: WK5 - MON
by Andreas Beccai on June 29th, 2026
2 Kings 22:8–11 (NLT) "Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the court secretary, 'I have found the Book of the Law in the Lord’s Temple!' Then Shaphan read it to the king. When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes in despair."In 1947, a Bedouin teenager named Muhammad edh-Dhib was wandering the cliffs near the Dead Sea looking for a lost goat. Bored, he th... Read More
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The Fourth Wall - Day 26
by Timothy Gillespie on November 21st, 2024
2 Kings 520 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself, “My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting any of his gifts. As surely as the Lord lives, I will chase after him and get something from him.” 21 So Gehazi set off after Naaman.When Naaman saw Gehazi running after him, he climbed down from his chariot and went to meet him. “Is everything all ... Read More
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