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Are you more like Mary or Zechariah? In many Bible stories, we hear about people who cause us to ask, “Am I more like this character or that one?” We see it with Cain and Able, Jacob and Esau, Saul and David, Jonah and the Ninevites, and many more. In today’s reading, the contrast is… Read more
How sure are you that what you read in the Bible about Jesus is true and trustworthy? Many assume the story of Jesus from 2,000 years ago is like the children’s game “Telephone.” Kids whisper a message from ear to ear around a circle. The fun part is hearing how much the message has changed… Read more
The women fled from the tomb, trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing to anyone because they were too frightened.Mark 16:8 We read “To Build a Fire” in sixth grade, the short story by Jack London about a man who treks with his dog in extreme cold. I was used to books that ended with… Read more
Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a fast-forward button for life? When there are parts that seem to be taking a bit too long, or that are painful or don’t make sense, we could just speed through them to get to the happy parts. But life doesn’t come to us that way. It comes… Read more
