Hope in the Ashes (Ezra 10)

The people stood in the rain, shivering—not just from the cold, but from the weight of what they had done. They had wandered from God. Again. They had intermarried with foreign nations, blending their worship with the idols of the land. They had compromised. And now, standing before Ezra, they felt the full weight of …

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Shepherds, Not CEOs: Seeing the Spiritual Drift Before It’s Too Late (Ezra 9)

Ezra never saw it coming. He had returned to Jerusalem full of hope, eager to restore worship and renew God’s law. The temple stood, the exiles were coming home, and the future seemed bright. His ministry had momentum. But then came the news—a gut-wrenching blow that knocked the wind out of him. “The people of …

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