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Jesus and Animals
For many North Americans, interactions with animals are summarized neatly in terms of pets, pests, and meat. Yet the lives of the ancient Israelites and the early Christians were filled with animals. They play important roles in Biblical stories as a source of praise to God and revelation of the nature of faith, humility and peace.For many North Americans, interactions…
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Loving Your Neighbor
Right before Luke's story about the Good Samaritan, Jesus and a lawyer discuss the way to have eternal life. In that talk the lawyer says that the whole of the Law of Moses is contained in Deuteronomy 6 and Leviticus 19.18. Immediately before Luke’s story about the Good Samaritan, Jesus and a lawyer are discussing the way to have eternal…
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Inheriting Eternal Life
The phrase “to inherit eternal life” reflects more than a simple description of a time line. Its deeper meaning hints at a life where one is free of the restraints typical of human existence. In the phrase “to inherit eternal life” the focus is not so much on enjoying infinite duration in a diachronic continuum as it is on becoming…
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Compassion and Mercy
The Greek term for feeling compassion is used by Luke in several key stories, including the Widow of Nain and the Prodigal Son. This verb includes a physical aspect in the tone of its feeling because the related noun means “bowels, viscera.” Both the Greek verb and noun match our English expression “gut feeling.”In the parable of the Good Samaritan,…
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Is My Anger Out of Control?
In the opening chapters of the Bible we find the story of the two brothers, the children of Adam and Eve. Theirs is a story of how jealousy led to anger, causing one brother to turn against the other.In the opening chapters of the Bible we find the story of the two brothers, the children of Adam and Eve. Theirs…
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Does God Hear Me When I’m Angry?
The book of Psalms is a collection of 150 prayers and songs used by the ancient people of Israel in their worship of the LORD. They express a range of human emotions, and the writers of these psalms often let God know when they were angry.The book of Psalms is a collection of 150 prayers and songs used by the…
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