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Abram’s Growing Faith

We rightly think of Abraham as our ancestor in faith, but…

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Which Day Is the Sabbath?

Jesus says that the Sabbath was made for people’s benefit…

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True Purification

Mere religious tradition can blind us to what really matters…

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Enemy Soldiers Torture and Mock Jesus in Matthew 27:27-34

Over six hundred Roman soldiers were staying at the Fortress…

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The Empty List

It could easily be the world’s scariest list if it had even…

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Confessions of an Overpacker

I was never a Boy Scout (or even a Girl Scout) but “be…

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God is Not Tired of You

I get it. Living in a world like ours drains you. It’s not…

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Why I Love Other People’s Prayers

Sure… prayer is, for the most part, a personal thing.…

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Dark Safety

I can still picture it clearly, though I was probably about…

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New Motherhood Lessons from Ancient Mommas

Motherhood, it seems, is one long series of lessons held in…

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Was it cruel for Abraham to send Hagar and Ishmael away?

In Genesis 21:14, Abraham sends Hagar and Ishmael away into…

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Getting too comfortable in Egypt?

Exodus opens where Genesis leaves off: Jacob and his family…

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Beating a tyrant at his own game

The unscrupulous Pharaoh, determining to act shrewdly (NRSV,…

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Moses as a third-culture kid

Did Moses know that he was a Hebrew? Contrary to some of the…

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The Banquets of Two Kingdoms

Matthew’s narratives often concretely illustrate his…

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