Tag: faith
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Healing Friends
What would you do to help a friends? And why do miracles matter? The healing of the paraplegic man appears in all three synoptic gospels which suggests the importance of the message. Jesus has returned home to Capernaum to recharge from the ministry he’d been doing. But instead of a break, he was surrounded by…
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False Idols
The people of Israel were behaving badly … again. So Joshua brought the tribes together (Joshua 24:1-18). He reminded them of their deliverance from slavery and what God did in the wilderness. He said their ancestors had turned away from false gods and enjoined them to do the same. They agreed. Rejoice! But…. I read…
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Repeat Daily
In the Sixth Chapter of Matthew, Jesus instructs us on prayer. He begins by suggesting we retire to a quiet place. Shut out the echoes of 2023. Close the door on 2024 celebrations. He ends by emphasizing the need for forgiveness. That’s difficult in these times of political and geopolitical conflict. The central verses contain…
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