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All Are Welcome
Who is in and who is out? This question haunts so much of our world today. It can be framed as the classic “us-versus-them” dynamic or constructed in such a…
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God’s Will or Mine?
In today’s reading, we see this attitude on display when he complains that God has spared the city of Nineveh from foretold destruction. Both God and the reader are left with the same question: Why is Jonah so upset?
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Check Yourself
How we live usually reflects where we place our trust and find our main motivation, and in this the Scriptures encourage us to examine our priorities.
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Living Rightly in a Talkative Time
Suffice it to say there are a lot of people saying a lot of things, and it can be difficult to discern what is trustworthy, beautiful, or good.
The Greatest Sin
Jesus has little patience for those who present themselves as morally superior, who look down on those struggling to live a good life.
