The widow did trust and did experience the promise. And the woman in the temple, who gave “everything she had,” showed a similar trust in God. What she gave was not a lot of money, but her whole self, all she had.
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Out of corruption, goodness and success can blossom
Did Jesus actually compare us to and with a person who was kind of corrupt and sneaky? He did indeed in order to make his point.
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Come to know Christ the Lord with total clarity, total purpose
In two parables today, Jesus teaches that one can be saved. Is that not that what all true religion should be teaching?
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Love God, but you must love yourself first
Then they probably will simply realize that they are already loving God.
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Kingdom Living’s pole position in the husband-wife team
Jesus is talking about something completely different and completely the same.
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See, hear, be open to sacredness
We could, and should all, probably admit that Jesus is the door to the sacred. Through him, we all have access to it.
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In spite of our busy world, perhaps we can hear Jesus’ voice, recognize God’s presence
Perhaps it is when we are lost in our blindness, have surrendered to voiceless cries, gotten stuck in paralyzing moments, and can’t hear because of our deafness or feel because of our hardness of hearts, that God is most near and listening most deeply to us.
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Be present and ready for God’s grace
It is not the past or the future that is so important, nor is it where we should be living, but rather in the present, applying all of our cultivating and caring skills for growth and productivity.
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Speak the wonders of God’s glory and peace
“Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.”
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Simply give thanks to the Lord, chant his praises
Paul gave the glory to God, proclaiming that God was able to “accomplish far more than all” we could ask for or imagine.
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