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A Moment of Sheer Honesty

Posted on November 19, 2014 by mtsweat

Why parables? No, not why did Jesus speak so often in parables, as my friend Joe will admit, “Everybody knows that,” but why my of-a-sudden interest in them, and further still, why drag you, the faithful reading few, through them with … Continue reading →

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Unjustified and Loving Every Minute of It

Posted on November 13, 2014 by mtsweat

For we write to you nothing but what you can read and understand; I hope you will understand fully, as you have understood in part. 2 Corinthians 1:13-14 Yet then there is that unjust steward (Luke 16) who meets us … Continue reading →

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Merchants and Pearls on a Half Shell

Posted on November 4, 2014 by mtsweat

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Matthew 13:45-46 If anything at all, … Continue reading →

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What to Do with Lazarus and a Rich Man

Posted on October 20, 2014 by mtsweat

One of the more difficult challenges for the credo-hopeful as myself is to find a safe place in the midst of so much disagreement within the realm of biblical interpretation. Some insist that the old way is always the best way; stick … Continue reading →

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Parable Purposes: Sowing Seeds

Posted on January 8, 2013 by mtsweat

Originally posted on ChristianBlessings:
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will utter things hidden since…

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