The Reconstructed

Ezekiel 38-39:24                 I know Mad Max is a couple of years old at this point, but the prophetic word against Gog and Magog in these chapters remind me of a post-apocalyptic world. This group of desert nations joins together to overtake unwalled defenseless villages. But God brings these evil nations together to prove His…

Exodus 37                 Dry bones rattle and snap together with a tendon, then cover in flesh. Dust forms skin and waits for life-giving breath. When the life comes, there stands an army. Two sticks with names etched in them are held in hand.  Together they represent a nation. What holds you and I together is…

Ezekiel 36 If anyone could claim rights to an entire nation, it would be God. Other than God, when humanity claims rights to lands and borders, it seems both intentional and arbitrary. When a group of people are excluded from a land, there usually is a reason. Whether that reason can be validated is subjective,…

Longevity is the enemy of Tag Team wrestling because like anything in life, when two people are working together, disagreements are bound to happen. Even during times of wild success, two parties may split ways because they feel they can do more on their own or by linking up with someone else. Although certain dynamics…

My favorite wrestling tag team ever was Demolition, you know the 2 guys with the metal stud outfits with face paint managed by Mr Fuji. They eventually brought in a third guy, Crush, for a short time and then faded out of existence. I liked them because my first memory as a child was seeing them…

Ezekiel 35 Every tag team has to start somewhere, but there are few tag teams whose gimmicks whose start and end look entirely different. For Edge and Christian, the duo was introduced within 4 months of each other as brothers. Edge was a matrix-esque loner and Christian was a gothic vampire’s disciple. Edge feuded with…

Ezekiel 34:11-31 If you’ve ever read Psalm 23 “The Lord is my Shepherd,” this passage in Ezekiel should feel very familiar. In some ways this passage displays the mind and heart of God prior to the reflection David offers about his Shepherd God. The imagery of God going on a seeking mission to find his…

Ezekiel 34:1-10                 I feel like pastoral ministry oriented jobs are easily and often subject to criticism. While criticism may range from well-founded to unreasonable, it’s easy to critique someone who is expected in their vocation to respond to a call and to care, and to care specifically for hurting people. Critiquing someone’s level of…

“Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.” Ezekiel 33             Yesterday, I sat on the walking bridge in Liberty Island State Park. The park itself provides a view of…

Heel – the term for the villain in professional wrestling. Jacob – grasped at the heel of his brother Esau, tricked his brother out of the rights of the firstborn, wrestled with God It might be a stretch but Jacob cheated his way through much of his life. His tricky tactics brought Him places, until He…