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Jan. 24 – Thoughts on Ex. 9-11 & Matt. 15:21-39

Jesus can be really offensive sometimes.  He acknowledges and even calls out sins in others, He seems to go out of His way to lambaste the Pharisees, and even His own family isn’t free of His insulting illustrations.  “Who are my mother and brothers?  Those who do the will of my Father.”  Ouch. Here again, […]

Jan. 24 – Thoughts on Ex. 9-11 & Matt. 15:21-39

Jesus can be really offensive sometimes.  He acknowledges and even calls out sins in others, He seems to go out of His way to lambaste the Pharisees, and even His own family isn’t free of His insulting illustrations.  “Who are my mother and brothers?  Those who do the will of my Father.”  Ouch. Here again, […]

Jan. 23 – Thoughts on Ex. 7-8 & Matt. 15:1-20

Change always seems to be a slow process.  That includes changing one’s mind.  Moses, in his epic argument with God at the burning bush, has to be slowly, argument by argument, moved down the path toward resigned agreement.  From “I’m not important enough” to “I don’t know You” to “they won’t believe me” to “I […]

Jan. 23 – Thoughts on Ex. 7-8 & Matt. 15:1-20

Change always seems to be a slow process.  That includes changing one’s mind.  Moses, in his epic argument with God at the burning bush, has to be slowly, argument by argument, moved down the path toward resigned agreement.  From “I’m not important enough” to “I don’t know You” to “they won’t believe me” to “I […]