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Hearing Without Understanding
When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. Matthew 13:19 Before Jesus explained the meaning of the Parable of the Sower, he answered a question his disciples asked. Why,…
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Repent…
I think for many Americans, the word repent conjures up images of a wild-eyed, disheveled man yelling and threatening damnation and hellfire. Of course, we don’t have any audio or video from the first century, and John the Baptist certainly comes close to the stereotypical street preacher, but I doubt that the exhortations of John…
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Grief and Grievance
Grief and grievance are both responses to loss, and when loss occurs both responses often occur. There is no hard line between them, but there are distinguishing marks that separate them. Grief tends to focus on the sadness of a loss, missing the person or thing that was lost. That sadness can appear as anger,…
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An Anger That Won’t Subside
I started to write a post on Sunday after Alex Pretti was killed. I wanted to write about my anger, but I just kept going on about the outrageous injustices perpetrated by the current administration. I realized that what I was feeling was not merely anger. Sure, I was angry, but I’ve been angry for…
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