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Scripture Guide Luke 6:17-26
The context The beatitudes are one of the most well-known aspects of Jesus teaching. As in the more familiar account in Matthew (5:1-12), Luke presents these words as Jesus’ first public teaching; hi... -
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Guard Dogs and False Suspicions
One day, a house-dog, standing at the window, was barking his head off at a passing mailman. The dog's owner, irritated, asks the dog, "Why do you always bark at that poor mailman?" The ... -
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We keep bringing in mechanics when what we need are gardeners. -
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We are invariably made for faith, to operate out of a need to trust something we cannot control. -
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The man of pseudo-faith will fight for his verbal creed but refuse flatly to allow himself to get in a predicament where his future must depend upon that creed being true. He always provides himself w... -
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Faith isn’t a feeling; it’s a choice to trust God even when the road ahead seems uncertain. -
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Faith is a free surrender and a joyous wager on the unseen, unknown, untested goodness of God. -
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Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
Preaching Commentary The context The beatitudes are one of the most well-known aspects of Jesus teaching. As in the more familiar account in Matthew (5:1-12), Luke presents these words as Jesus’ fi... -
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“I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.”
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