Posted: August 31, 2023
One time “a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years”1 touched the fringe of Jesus’ garment believing that if she did, she could be healed. And she was! Another time a blind man approached Jesus and said, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight!”2 And he did! And then there was
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Posted: August 22, 2023
The disciples responded to Jesus’ instructions on temptation and forgiveness by crying out “Increase our faith!”1 and a little later, Jesus healed the ten lepers and told them, “your faith has made you well!”2 So, my question is this: Did the lepers have more faith than the disciples? 🤔 Perhaps. Because after the leper
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Posted: August 17, 2023
TRUE STORY Sad Stories I taught English for 25 years, and I loved teaching the tragedies of Shakespeare and the great novels of Charles Dickens and the Bronte sisters. I loved teaching the short stories by Melville, Tolstoy, Poe, Hemingway, James Joyce, Kate Chopin, Raymond Carver, Shirley Jackson, James Baldwin, Flannery O’Connor, and . .
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Posted: August 10, 2023
“And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.”1 The parable is simple. A widow had an enemy and went to court to get justice. The judge probably considered her case insignificant, not worth his precious time, and ignored her requests. But she kept coming
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Posted: August 3, 2023
Let’s face it. Today’s headlines are yesterday’s headlines. And chances are they will be tomorrow’s headlines, too. As Solomon states, “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.”1 😒 Solomon’s world view is quite depressing. He exclaims, “Vanity
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