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Keep on Planting the Seed!
Jesus addresses a great mystery in our Gospel text today. Why do some people believe and not others? Why do some seem to be going along so strong in their faith then suddenly fall away? As we consider the threats to our faith: the devil, persecution, and the worries of this world, we appreciate all…
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Rest Easy
Jesus speaks to people weighed down by life’s burdens—financial worries, troubling news, broken relationships, uncertainty about the future, and the guilt of sin. While the world tells us to work harder, become stronger, and solve our own problems, Jesus reveals a different way. The Father makes Himself known not to the self-sufficient, but to those…
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Bearing the Cross
We travel to see kids and grandkids. We love going to a niece or nephew’s soccer game. Jesus tells us in today’s text, “And a person’s enemies will be those of his own household. Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than…