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Resurrection Sunday ~ Bringing Goodness Back to Life
Easter 2024 arrives at a time when it seems like evil has been granted an open invitation to invade our lives in one way or another every moment of every day. Grief, loss, pain, suffering, anger, and fear have grown … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Easter, Faith, Family, and Culture, Insights, Right Side Up, Wake Up Calls
Tagged Bringing Goodness Back to Life, Gallagher's Pen, Light has come into the world, Resurrection Sunday, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher, Woe to those who call evil good
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Unidentified and Uninvited, Yet Unforgettable, Part 2 ~ A Love Story Unfolds
The more we endeavor to explore the world Jesus lived in, the more we discover that there was almost always a lot more going on around Him than might appear on the surface. A prime example of that is the … Continue reading
Unidentified and Uninvited, Yet Unforgettable, Part 1 ~ Setting the Stage
We spent the last few weeks exploring that fascinating interaction between Jesus and an unnamed Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. But that wasn’t the only occasion where an unidentified woman had a life-changing encounter with the Son of God – … Continue reading
The “If” That Changes Everything, Part 2 ~ The Process Unfolds
Today’s post is a continuation of The Meeting at the Well discussion we began last week, so let’s begin with a brief recap. Our story began with Jesus having decided to leave Judea and return to His “home turf” in … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Context, Devotional, Exclusivity, Faith, Family, and Culture, Humor Turned to Insight, Insights, Right Side Up
Tagged Counter Cultural, Eternal Life, Gallagher's Pen, Living Water, Redemption, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher, Woman at the Well
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The “If” That Changes Everything, Part 1 ~ A Meeting at the Well
How many times have we thought about some significant event in our lives that we’d give anything to be able to redo, edit, or delete entirely? And how many times have we
Posted in Cultural Context, Faith, Family, and Culture, Forgiveness, Humor Turned to Insight, Insights, Right Side Up
Tagged A Meeting at the Well, Counter Cultural, Gallagher's Pen, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher, The "If" That Changes Everything, The Samaritan Woman
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Ain’t That a Shame, Part 2 ~ The Quest for Honor
Last week we began a discussion about the concepts of honor and shame and how God designed them to work together to help ensure the peace, prosperity, and social stability of His people. I realize that it
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