covenant

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    A new covenant

    ByBarry

    We don’t use the word “covenant” too often these days. We have contracts, agreements, memoranda of understanding, etc. but we don’t enter into covenants very often. In some wedding ceremonies, the word is used to describe the agreement the happy couple is entering, but that’s about the only place we are likely to encounter it….

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    Promises

    ByBarry

    I think it is safe to say two things about promises. First, we all like them. Second, every one of us has had a broken promise (maybe we broke it, maybe the other party did). These two things work together to make us somewhat suspicious of promises. We are set up to like the idea…