Trust....and Double Peace
I just had to follow a similar titling as the January 27th blog post "Trees...and Perfect Peace" (https://www.isaiahfortoday.com/post/tre...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Apr 7, 2021
- 6 min
Christus Victor: Is Christ Our Champion?
Isaiah 25 is one of the earliest Biblical references about the defeat of death. It's a powerful song of praise and smack dab in the...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Apr 2, 2021
- 6 min
It's Just a "Little" Apocalypse
Isaiah 24 starts a new section in this book that is full of both poetry and prose, historical narrative, and baffling apocalyptic...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Mar 29, 2021
- 6 min
"You don't have to be right all the time"
Pride. Many times in Christian history, pride has been pointed to as an egregious sin--one of the worst, if not the worst, of all sins....
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Mar 18, 2021
- 5 min
"I can do it myself!"
Those of us with children most likely have a hodge podge of toddler songs, videos, and books permanently etched in the back of our minds....
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Mar 12, 2021
- 5 min
"Go Set a Watchman"
Harper Lee's novel, "Go Set a Watchman," was published in 2015 amid some controversy. One thing that confused readers is that "Watchman"...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Mar 8, 2021
- 6 min
Simply Surrender
...at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. He said to him, "Take off the sackcloth from your body and the sandals from...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Mar 3, 2021
- 6 min
"So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt?"
Christian artist Keith Green's 1980 song, "So you wanna go back to Egypt" opens with this verse: So you wanna go back to Egypt where it's...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Feb 26, 2021
- 6 min
Christians in Cush
It's the tail end of Black History Month in the United States, and Isaiah 18 is a perfect chapter for showing some important facets of...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Feb 24, 2021
- 4 min
The Raging of Many Nations
Raging seas. The Bible uses this metaphor numerous times to refer to foreign nations that are in an uproar, often due to war. The Hebrew...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Feb 19, 2021
- 6 min
Hide the Fugitives
When I spend time diving into Scripture, it is always illuminating. Sometimes I see something so eye-opening that I want to run and tell...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Feb 13, 2021
- 4 min
Heart Cries
The concept of America as a "city on a hill"--a chosen people meant to be a light to the whole world--has a long history. The National...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Feb 11, 2021
- 6 min
This Present Darkness
Head's up: This particular blog entry is part of a two-part series. If you haven't read the entry, "Welcome to the Apocalypse," you might...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Feb 5, 2021
- 4 min
Welcome to the Apocalypse
In 2012, pop rock group Imagine Dragons recorded the hit song, "Radioactive." Despite references to it in its lyrics, this song is...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Jan 31, 2021
- 4 min
"Try to Put a 'Selah' Into Your Life"
Evangelical Christianity is in an interesting moment right now. It's a group that prides itself on having correct theology, on not being...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Jan 27, 2021
- 7 min
Trees...and Perfect Peace
Lop off boughs...lofty trees will be felled...cut down the forest with an ax... A shoot will come up from the Stump of Jesse; from his...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Jan 22, 2021
- 6 min
The Remnant
I wish that everything we read could be positive and uplifting. Although, part of me must look for a counterbalance to very cheery...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Jan 16, 2021
- 4 min
Handel's Masterpiece
While the "Hallelujah Chorus" is likely the most well-known portion of Handel's Messiah, "For Unto Us a Child Is Born" is a favorite with...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Jan 12, 2021
- 4 min
Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy....
I usually try to refrain from shaking my head, and saying in an exasperated tone, "these people," when I'm frustrated by others (although...
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Stephanie Wilsey
- Jan 9, 2021
- 5 min
Fear
I started this project on the hunt for references to the Messiah in Isaiah. And, now here is a big deal one in Isaiah 7: The sign of...
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66 Days with Isaiah
Welcome to Isaiah for Today, my 2021 project to reflect on what the infamous year of 2020 has shown us and compare the American situation to 8th century BC Judah. There are surprising similarities! Join me on this journey through the book of Isaiah.
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