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Did the Apostle Paul turn his Back on Women?

Did Paul hate women? If you ask some people who read his writing, they will say yes. They want to throw out his teaching because of their application…

Hungry

Temptation: the allure to sin. It is not without appeal. If it was, there would be no temptation. If we feel that we are wrong to be tempted…

Lazy Words

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. A good man brings good things out of…

Scolding God

It would be easy for someone who doesn’t believe in God to deny his authority; after all, if you see the divine as being fantastical and imaginary, it’s…

Where are all the Good People?

A ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one…

The Parable of the Rock Band

There’s an old urban legend about a certain famous rock band; they had a condition on their rider that they wanted a bowl of M&Ms in the dressing…

Pay Attention

And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Peter responded and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If You want,…

Carried

There’s really two ways we think of carrying things; bothersome burdens and precious possessions. Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low;    their idols are borne by beasts of burden.The images that are…

Jonah’s Other Prayer

The book of Jonah is a book about prayer; it is central to the story, message and structure. The structure follows what we call an ABAB pattern; Gentiles…

Self-inflicted Suffering

The people who were rescued from Egyptian bondage were some of the most ungrateful, ignorant and hard hearted people in the Bible. God saved them from a life…