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Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I think this verse makes an excellent prayer:Psalm 61:2 […]

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:17:42 -0400

I think this verse makes an excellent prayer:

Psalm 61:2 From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I believe this is a good verse to spend some […]

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:59:07 -0400

I believe this is a good verse to spend some time with:

Zechariah 1:3 So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’

I also liked this statement from the Bible Project video on Zechariah:

Zechariah invites us to look above the chaos and…

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: As I started to read Psalm 58, the first couple of […]

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:25:25 -0400

As I started to read Psalm 58, the first couple of sentences made me pause and chuckle.

Psalm 58:1 1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.”

What struck me as funny today was that the Psalm was to be sung to the tune of “Do Not Destroy”.

I wonder how that tune went?

Also, later on in the Psalm, David asks God to “shatter their…

Steve posted an update: Here is a link to our […]

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:58:51 -0400

Here is a link to our latest podcast:

https://youtu.be/vhmkRF3Z0_w?si=evhSKjorDwGxDpzm

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I think the video on 'The Way of the Exile' […]

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:54:35 -0400

I think the video on ‘The Way of the Exile’ is fascinating. I would encourage you to take a few minutes and watch it. I believe it will give you some things to ponder.

https://bibleproject.com/videos/the-way-of-the-exile/

bibleproject.com

The Way of the Exile Biblical Theme

The Kingdom of God is our true home, so how should we relate to earthly rulers? We’re called to live in this tension. That’s the way of the exile.

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I think this is a great verse:Daniel 3:25 “Look!” he […]

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:09:50 -0400

I think this is a great verse:

Daniel 3:25 “Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”

Who is that fourth man? I’ll tell you who He is!

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: The book of Esther is really interesting. Even though God […]

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:06:54 -0400

The book of Esther is really interesting. Even though God is not specifically mentioned, you can find Him at work behind the scenes throughout the story! I think we are sometimes inclined to think things are a coincidence when, in actuality, God is moving behind the scenes all the time.

I would recommend that you take time today to watch the…

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: If you have a few extra minutes today, you might want to […]

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:50:52 -0400

If you have a few extra minutes today, you might want to dig into what it means to be like ‘a green olive tree’.

Psalm 52:8 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: Psalm 51 is always so fascinating to read. Thinking […]

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:56:43 -0400

Psalm 51 is always so fascinating to read. Thinking about the situation that prompted the Psalm, and then listening to what David is thinking and saying. Thinking of the times in my life when I have fallen short. Very humbling.

Psalm 51:9 Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew…

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: This passage really impacted me today:Nehemiah 8:3 So […]

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:14:52 -0400

This passage really impacted me today:

Nehemiah 8:3 So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law. 4 Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this …

Steve posted an update: Here is a link to our […]

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:55:02 -0400

Here is a link to our latest podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4XtODJF8-k

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I think this is an interesting verse:Nehemiah 4:16a And […]

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:47:11 -0400

I think this is an interesting verse:

Nehemiah 4:16a And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor.

It reminded me that each day, even as we are going about our regular lives, there is also a spiritual battle going on.

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: Here is a link to our latest Church […]

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:33:33 -0400

Here is a link to our latest Church Encourager podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBzK50ofaEI

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: Do you think there is any significance that they started […]

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:36:52 -0400

Do you think there is any significance that they started the rebuilding at the Sheep Gate?

Nehemiah 3:1 At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.

It might be…

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: These chapters in Ezra today are difficult to read. […]

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:53:38 -0400

These chapters in Ezra today are difficult to read. The balance between
obedience and the consequences of dealing with their disobedience is
hard to fathom if you think about it in terms of what it must have
actually been like for the people going through it.

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: These 2 verse really jumped out at me today:Psalm 46:4 […]

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:58:40 -0400

These 2 verse really jumped out at me today:

Psalm 46:4 There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”

I am going to spend some time having a think about both of them.

Steve posted a new activity comment

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:22:39 -0400

@pieterzeelie Thank you!

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I think we have come up with a temporary fix for the Student Dashboard!!! If it is working for you let me know here please.

Steve posted an update: I think we have come up with a temporary fix for the […]

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:33:51 -0400

I think we have come up with a temporary fix for the Student Dashboard!!! If it is working for you let me know here please.

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I think this last verse from Ezekiel 48 is […]

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:23:21 -0400

I think this last verse from Ezekiel 48 is awesome:

Ezekiel 48:35 The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”

THE LORD IS THERE! Jehovah Shammah.

Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will…

Steve posted an update: Here is a link to our […]

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:26:13 -0400

Here is a link to our latest podcast:

https://youtu.be/SkM0F6fnYYc?si=zcgkDkvkAUo0VFju

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: This is exciting:Ezekiel 37:24 My servant David will be […]

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:37:28 -0400

This is exciting:

Ezekiel 37:24 My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. 25 They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and…

Steve posted an update: !!! In the latest update of our Learning Management […]

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:08:44 -0400

!!! In the latest update of our Learning Management System, there is an issue with the Student Dashboard. It is currently not allowing students to click on the course in the dashboard. As a temporary workaround, you can go to Courses on the menu bar and then access your courses from the list. Hopefully, they will have this fixed soon. !!!

Steve posted a new activity comment

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:00:55 -0400

Sorry Frank. There was an update to the Learning Management System that has impacted the Student Dashboard. We have let the developers know and are waiting for them to resolve the issue. Noel described a work around. We hope to have it resolved soon.

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Unfortunately I don’t like the site ” improvements” so it looks like I will not be finishing my schooling.

The courses are no longer user friendly as I can not figure out how […]

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: Here is a link to our latest Church […]

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:02:38 -0400

Here is a link to our latest Church Encourager podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVKxg1y1TVc

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I was thankful to see some hopeful verses in the […]

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:32:41 -0400

I was thankful to see some hopeful verses in the reading today:

Ezekiel 34:23 I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd. 24 I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Ezekiel 34:31 ‘You are My flock, the…

Steve posted a new activity comment

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:31:06 -0400

Hi Elizabeth, There are more NT options in the MDiv course list, and those courses can also be counted towards your MA degree.

In reply to - Elizabeth Ebeka posted an update

Hello, I need guidance about the courses. Are the list in the description of this degree the only courses available? I am asking because the vast majority is OT with 1 course […]

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: This verse from Psalm 40 really jumped out at me […]

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:01:14 -0400

This verse from Psalm 40 really jumped out at me today.

Psalm 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.

I think this verse really captures the heart of being grateful.

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: Do you think this lament for the king of Tyre might […]

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:56:54 -0400

Do you think this lament for the king of Tyre might have another application?

Ezekiel 28:12 “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you:…

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I really am enjoying this passage from Psalm 37 […]

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:54:06 -0400

I really am enjoying this passage from Psalm 37 this morning:

Psalm 37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.

We had the great blessing today of going out to the…

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: Even amid some very difficult reading in this part […]

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:13:24 -0400

Even amid some very difficult reading in this part of Ezekiel, I am always amazed to see little bits of hope shine through.

Ezekiel 20:41 When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will show My holiness through you in the sight of the nations.

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: Here is a link to our most recent […]

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:34:07 -0400

Here is a link to our most recent OBI podcast:

https://youtu.be/nuweI4MPsNw?si=B_80_NlEKT1BSb0k

Steve posted an update: Here is a link to our most […]

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:29:10 -0400

Here is a link to our most recent podcast:

https://youtu.be/nuweI4MPsNw?si=B_80_NlEKT1BSb0k

Steve posted a new activity comment

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:22:04 -0400

I always enjoy those times when Holy Spirit will illuminate something in the Word and allow me to make and see connections that I hadn’t seen before. I think these ‘trinity’ connections run throughout the scripture, all the way back to the first few verses in Genesis:

Genesis 1:1–3 (NIV)
1 In the beginning God (Father) created the heavens and…

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As I was reading this chapter I tend to veer off into scripture to find deeper meaning while the material explains high to mid level overview to me. I was in the section of Romans 8:27, “And He […]

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I recommend reading the Bible Project article that is […]

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:30:19 -0400

I recommend reading the Bible Project article that is part of today’s readings. Ezekiel can be a little tough to read at times, but the article reminds us that once we get to around chapter 37, and then from there to the end of the book, there are many very hopeful passages.

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: Here is a link to our latest Church […]

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:39:01 -0400

Here is a link to our latest Church Encourager podcast:

https://youtu.be/TIxgrg9wFOw?si=POHRYf2UnTFTe9zj

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I get a kick out of the way this Psalm is […]

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:31:35 -0400

I get a kick out of the way this Psalm is introduced.

Psalm 34:1a Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away.

If you don’t know the story of David and Abimelech I suggest you take a few minutes to check it out. This story is found in 1 Samuel 21:10–15. David was on the run for his life. King Saul had…

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: The opening of Psalm 33 grabbed my attention […]

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:35:55 -0400

The opening of Psalm 33 grabbed my attention this morning:

Psalm 33:1 Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him. 2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings. 3 Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy. 4 For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work…

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: Here is a link to the 5 Day Devotionals for […]

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:39:08 -0400

Here is a link to the 5 Day Devotionals for Kingdom Alignment Part 6:

https://keysvineyard.org/kingdom-alignment-part-6-devotionals/

keysvineyard.org

Kingdom Alignment Part 6 Devotionals - Keys Vineyard Church | Big Pine Key, Florida Keys

Sometimes our lives work the same way. We fill them so full of good things, busy things, entertaining things, that we lose our appetite for what matters most.

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I suggest watching the Bible Project video in […]

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:45:21 -0400

I suggest watching the Bible Project video in today’s readings on Sin. I found it interesting how they tied the choice we make at the trees to the idea of loving God and loving others.

Steve posted a new activity comment

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 08:33:29 -0400

@leah-hoppes Thanks Leah. Such an important concept!

In reply to - Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers

Here is a link to link to our latest Church ENcourager Podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hufVI20YlI0

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I love this from Psalm 30:Psalm 30:11 You turned my […]

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:27:36 -0400

I love this from Psalm 30:

Psalm 30:11 You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, 12 that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.

You make me feel like dancing….

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: Lamentations is such an interesting book. I am going […]

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:49:25 -0400

Lamentations is such an interesting book. I am going to consider these verses today:

Lamentations 3:21 Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! 24 “The LORD is my portion,” says…

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: Here is a lonk to our latest […]

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:40:59 -0400

Here is a lonk to our latest OBI podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iKl82qW8e0

Steve posted an update: Here is a link to our most […]

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:23:12 -0400

Here is a link to our most recent podcast:

https://youtu.be/4iKl82qW8e0?si=j3XZQUdj7B10MrGl

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I love this passage from Psalm 28.Psalm 28:7 The LORD is […]

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:12:10 -0400

I love this passage from Psalm 28.

Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song. 8 The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed. 9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and…

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: Here is a link to link to our latest Church […]

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:30:08 -0400

Here is a link to link to our latest Church ENcourager Podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hufVI20YlI0

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I think this is such a powerful verse from Psalm 27. […]

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:11:47 -0400

I think this is such a powerful verse from Psalm 27.

Psalm 27:4 One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.

That seems like a good ask.

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I am going to spend some time having a think on this […]

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:36:31 -0400

I am going to spend some time having a think on this verse today:

Psalm 26:11 But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.

I think maybe integrity is walked out by choosing His way over my way throughout the day.

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: I love this from Psalm 24Psalm 24:7 Lift up your heads, […]

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:15:26 -0400

I love this from Psalm 24

Psalm 24:7 Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
8 Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! 10 Who is He, this King of Glory?…

Steve posted an update in the group Kingdom Encouragers: It always amazes me how much comfort I find in Psalm 23!

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:02:25 -0400

It always amazes me how much comfort I find in Psalm 23!