But let us face it — curiosity is not enough.
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Much is thrown up to our ceiling and against our wall
We rejoice in his complete openness through marital and parental near-catastrophes and rejoice in Joseph’s faithful response to God.
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Has the cross done what it was prophetically promised to do?
Has it, indeed, turned hearts back to our fathers and our fathers to us; back to our mothers and our mothers to us. Back to our brothers and our sisters, and even back to ourselves? One wonders.
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There is no question about God’s promise of fruitfulness
In this particular family story, prophecy and grace and the beginning of redemption surround this ordinary family event.
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The forces of destruction are nothing in comparison with God’s everlasting love
The forces within and among us that are often destructive, and the final destruction of the world, are nothing in comparison with his everlasting love.
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Jesus gives us the call of discipleship
Perhaps Jesus leaving and passing on the power, work and challenge of discipleship is the only way it could be.
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