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Generous

It can be tempting to think of generosity as a pastime of the well-off; people who have wealth giving to others out of their abundance and demonstrating some…

Purified for Resurrection

The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by…

How to Handle the World

I think we all know a person who is committed to getting their money’s worth out of everything. Buffets get a few passes and something goes home in…

Crossroads

This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you…

Unflinching

“Where, O death, is your victory?    Where, O death, is your sting?”The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives…

Naming Jesus

When Joseph was given the message that Mary was pregnant, the angel told him to name the child Jesus. Now Bible names were not uncommon, (Miriam and Joseph…

Revealing Jesus

The Pharisees were well intentioned enemies of Jesus followers and the early church. From their perspective they were vehement defenders of the Bible and protectors of their traditional…

Tempting Jesus

The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself…

Recognizing Jesus

Seeing common things in uncommon places can be unsettling. I think that’s why elementary school children are surprised when they discover their teachers don’t, in fact, live at…

Finding Jesus

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who…