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Tax Relief Done God’s Way, Part 1 ~ A Publican Up a Tree

Well, it’s that time of year again. Signs heralding the arrival of Springtime have been gradually increasing for weeks. The weather is at least trying to get warmer (although there seems to be a

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Unidentified and Uninvited, Yet Unforgettable, Part 3 ~ A ‘Nobody’ Challenges Everybody

For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been exploring an incident in Jesus’ ministry recorded in Luke’s Gospel (Luke 7:36-50). A Pharisee named Simon had invited Jesus to dinner, which, in those days, was a semi-public event. As we saw … Continue reading

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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

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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

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The “If” That Changes Everything, Part 3 ~ “Living Water” Begins to Flow

As today’s title indicates, this is the third installment in our current series, “The ‘If’ that Changes Everything”. As we saw in our previous editions, our story began with 

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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

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