But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said […]
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Heaven And Drawing Lines
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [Matthew 5:3] Do you think you know who’s going to heaven?
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If you’re feeling far away from God, guess who moved? Do you ever feel like God’s least present when you seem to need Him most? Lost In Darkness When I struggled with depression following my injury, God seemed to be a million miles away. I knew intellectually that He was right beside me, but it […]
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“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets […]
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God does not allow evil and suffering to continue because He does not love us, or is in some way detached and removed from us. God takes our suffering so seriously, that he took it upon himself on the cross. Tim Keller When I speak to a group about RELENTLESS GRACE, the questions are frequently […]
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An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind. Ghandi Yesterday I wrote about the pitfalls of Legislating Morality. “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” [Matthew 5:17]
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This is perhaps my favorite scripture. I love the picture it portrays, and it’s something of which I need to be reminded daily. Jesus said, “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, […]
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“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” [Matthew 11:28-30] Jesus can […]
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Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me. Really? I think that innocent childhood adage should be revised. Sticks and stones can break my bones but words … can break my heart. Broken bones will mend, but surgery can’t heal a broken heart.
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The success of love is in the loving – it is not in the result of loving. Of course it is natural in love to want the best for the other person, but whether it turns out that way or not does not determine the value of what we have done. Mother Teresa What do […]
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The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: “If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?” But… the good Samaritan reversed the question: “If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?” Martin Luther King, Jr. In my introductory Sunday school class I […]
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Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1) Yesterday I wrote about Substance Or Style. I was struck by how frequently Christians get caught up in style and forget substance. At times we all become immersed in form and doctrine and liturgy, and we lose sight of […]
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