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Identity

Smiles and I just returned from a conference for those who work in the field of post-abortive healing… because, yes, that’s a real need.  Want to ask me how I know? At the conference, I heard a woman speak publicly (I think for the first time) about her...

Unity Worth Fighting For

A couple of weeks ago, I walked the main streets of Ancient Ephesus, the Agora (the downtown shopping district) on my left and the Theater where the city gathered to riot against Paul’s teachings about Jesus’ superiority over gods made out of stone and...

300 Denarii or 30 Pieces of Silver

Mary generously gave a vial of perfume worth 300 Denarii (about a year’s wages) as an offering to Jesus.  In the next breath, Judas sold him out for the redemption price of a slave.  (See Matthew 26:6-16) I marvel at Mary’s gift.  I think of how hard I...

Cleansing the Temple

As I was reading in Matthew this morning (because that’s where I’m lingering these days), I stumbled upon the passage about Jesus cleansing the Temple of all the money-changers and those selling sacrifices (in chapter 21).  But as I read it, I thought...

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