Our understanding of appetites is entirely wrong. Here’s what we think: I have an appetite or desire for something; I satisfy that appetite or desire; That appetite or desire goes…
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I love the directness of Jesus’s question to the two blind men in Jericho: “‘What do you want me to do for you?’” Matthew 20:32 To their credit, they are…
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Introduction–Jesus is not Santa Claus Haven’t you ever wondered why, since Jesus was such a nice guy, meek and mild; since Jesus is basically Santa Claus in sandals and a…
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Introduction–Jesus is not Santa Claus Haven’t you ever wondered why, since Jesus was such a nice guy, meek and mild; since Jesus is basically Santa Claus in sandals and a…
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Introduction–Jesus is not Santa Claus Haven’t you ever wondered why, since Jesus was such a nice guy, meek and mild; since Jesus is basically Santa Claus in sandals and a…
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I know that some folks have been reading the apocalyptic novel Father Elijah, after I wrote recommending it last week. Three quick things as follow-up: Once you finish it, you…
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The basic plot is easy to follow: the king forgives one servant an outrageous sum–millions and millions; servant A then refuses to forgive a much much smaller debt that servant…
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Imagine if, during the recent sex abuse summit at the Vatican, Pope Francis came out and said, “Stop being so judgmental: sex abuse is not that big of a deal.”…
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This idea that children are sweet and innocent and valuable is a modern idea. In the ancient world, children were overlooked and unimportant. It is the influence of 2,000 years…
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I’ll admit, this is a strange story. The first part is straight-forward enough: Jesus thinks that though he doesn’t actually have to pay the Temple tax, he will do so,…