Jeremiah

Jeremiah 18 reminds me of the Prodigal Son’s older brother.  He stayed home and managed his responsibilities, doing everything right.  We read about his anger

Jeremiah 19 reminds me of the nursery rhyme about Humpty Dumpty.  There are some things that are precious and delicate and once broken cannot be

Jeremiah 20 reminds me of the term “Whistleblower”.  We use it to describe someone that publicly reports corruption or lawlessness at their own risk.  It

Jeremiah 21 reminds me that we often live in the past.  We remember our triumphs, or we relive our mistakes.  We fail to notice the

Jeremiah 22 reminds me of the expression, “The seed doesn’t fall far from the tree”.  We often use this to describe how a child is

Jeremiah 23 reminds me of the expression, “Divide and Conquer”.  This strategy is successfully used in war to separate the enemy into smaller groups that

Jeremiah 24 reminds me of Report Cards in school.  I recall that we got letter grades, but also teachers made comments.  I was an extremely

Jeremiah 25 reminds me that with rare exceptions, we are very replaceable.  Others can do our job or take over our responsibilities.  Even irreplaceable roles

Jeremiah 2 reminds me how young teens will try something taboo once, with no apparent harm, and then conclude it makes them cool.  Too often,

The Book of Jeremiah has so many parallels to our life today, but the names and cultural references cause us to think it is irrelevant.