Tag: Luke
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The Good Samaritan: Love That Crosses the Line
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A man is attacked, robbed, and left half-dead along the road. A priest comes by, then a Levite—both respected religious figures of their day. Yet neither stops. Then along comes a Samaritan—someone viewed as an outsider, even an enemy. And it is the Samaritan that sees the man, stops, kneels…
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The Gospels: Following God with Faith, Urgency, and Compassion
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Imagine being sent out by Jesus Himself to ready the path He is about to take. Imagine being asked this before you know what He is about to do to give us our salvation. “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.”—Luke 10:2 (NIV) God sends us and never…
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The Gospels: Anyone Not Against Us is for Us
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The man casting out demons clearly understood something important: the name of Jesus carries power, and faith in that power moves mountains—as Jesus reminds us in Matthew 17:20, where faith as small as a mustard seed can accomplish great things.
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Trusting in God when Praying: Listening to the “No”
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God directed, God asked his disciples to not worry about the food, and he provided. How many times have I not trusted that He would provide? It was when I was trying to become a parent, that I truly became too tired to try anymore. Focusing on what I thought…
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The Weight of Retreat: Withdrawing and the Need for Community
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Grief is… grief.It is heavy—an invisible weight pressing on your chest, making it hard to breathe or think clearly.Sometimes, it’s an ache that lingers in the quiet moments; other times, a sudden wave that crashes over you. It can feel like nothing but longing—like a fog has settled over your…