It is not good for the man to be alone

It is not good for the man to be alone If you love a good romance story, you’ll appreciate the following scripture (Genesis 2:18).   When God creates a woman out of the first man’s rib and presents her to him, the man reacts with pure delight and satisfaction. ...

When you send forth your spirit

When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.  Not every part of our globe experiences winter as cold and snowy.   But we all know what it feels like to experience “winter” in our personal lives.   It may feel to our souls the...

Honor your father and your mother

Honor your father and your mother Have you ever bitten into a cream-filled donut only to find that there is no filling?   It’s a pretty disappointing experience, isn’t it?   That donut looked so good, but it was actually hollow. In today’s Gospel (Mark 7:10), Jesus...

As many as touched it were healed

As many as touched it were healed.  How many people do you suppose Jesus healed during his time on earth?   Certainly there must have been hundreds — physical healing was a huge part of his ministry.   But you might make a couple of mistaken assumptions if you read...

Let . . . love continue

Let . . . love continue.  For the past three weeks, we have been puzzling over some of Scripture’s most challenging theological subjects in the Letter to the Hebrews.   But now that we have come to the last section of the letter, one thing becomes abundantly clear: ...

He instructed them to take nothing for the journey

He instructed them to take nothing for the journey. Excited but vulnerable.   That’s how the apostles must have felt. Jesus was sending them out to preach and to heal with his authority!   But he was also sending them without food, money, or an extra tunic.   They...

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