The Good Samaritan is one of my favorite parables in the Bible. Whenever I read it, or hear it taught, I can’t help but think of each man in the parable. And because I think of each man, I’ve come to find myself being each man at different times. Let me explain. See, it’s taughtContinue reading “The Good Samaritan”
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Growing Weary in Our Good Deeds
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. – Matthew 5:16 When you think of good deeds, what do you typically think of? For me, I think of generosity, of being kind and giving. One can be generous inContinue reading “Growing Weary in Our Good Deeds”
The Savior of All
Be honest. When you are reading the Bible, and you get to the genealogies, what do you do? I used to skip over them. Like the one that starts in the book of Matthew. I would do this for several reasons: 1) I could not pronounce half of the names that were listed, 2) IContinue reading “The Savior of All”
But God
Lately, in my Bible, I have been in the book of Genesis. I wanted to take my reading back to the beginning. The other night I just finished Genesis 45, when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. This passage stood out to me: Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” WhenContinue reading “But God”