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There’s a lot we don’t know in this story.  That probably seems like a strange thing for me to say, given that this is one of the most well-known stories in Scripture.  But what do we REALLY know?  We know that Jesus intervened in a potentially violent situation, a life or death situation to be […]

We all disappoint one another.  I think we can all agree.  Oh, not all the time of course, but many, many times over a lifetime.  We all disappoint one another, by what we do or don’t do, say or don’t say.  We make choices that often cause others sorrow or pain or grief.  Sometimes we

“Therefore, whoever thinks he is standing secure should take care not to fall.” One of my great joys as a village kid was climbing trees.  And not just one of MY joys, but something many children of a certain age loved doing in my part of the world.  I never see anyone doing it these

I’m reliably informed that one of the great joys of romantic love are the sweet things that get said between the two people in the relationship.  And that usually starts very early on.  It doesn’t take very long before each person is telling the other how wonderful he or she is, or how attractive he

One of the great blessings of living in a country such as America is the number of opportunities many of us have.  I say “many” because we know that some in our society are mired in circumstances that pose enormous obstacles to improving their personal situations.  But for many of us, we have choices.  Where