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Gordon Van Wylen

Gordon Van Wylen served as the Dean of the Engineering School at the University of Michigan, and was the President Emeritus of Hope College. Dr. Van Wylen died in 2020.
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Can We Ignore God’s Judgment?

Read: Isaiah 34:1-12 Night and day it shall not be quenched; its smoke shall go up forever. From generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it forever

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Wait for Him

Read: Isaiah 30:1-18 For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. (v. 18) There is an interesting and encouraging pattern in many of

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A Middle East Prophecy

Read: Isaiah 19:19-25 When they cry to the LORD because of oppressors, he will send them a savior and defender, and deliver them. (v. 20) Chapters 13-27 include several oracles

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An International Hymn of Praise

Read: Isaiah 12:1-6 Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. (v. 4) This beautiful, thoughtful

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God Dispels the Gloom

Read: Isaiah 9:1-7 But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. (v. 1) Zebulon and Naphtali was the northern region of Israel, called Galilee in Jesus’

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Mired in Distress and Gloom

Read: Isaiah 8:18-22 To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn. (v. 20) In the

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Immanuel: God With Us!

Read: Isaiah 7:1-17 Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,and shall call his name Immanuel. (v. 14) This well-known verse is often quoted at Christmas. Matthew himself connects

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