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Great and Mighty Works
On this education Sunday, we reflect upon our reading from Deuteronomy 30. The Lord is clear to the Israelites in this passage, there is the way of life and the way of death. Following His commandments leads to life and disobeying them leads to death. The way of life that God is calling us to…
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Grabbed by the Wrist
In Luke’s Gospel, much of Jesus’ teaching takes place around a dinner table. In this account, we see Jesus healing a man with dropsy on the Sabbath. This shows us that God’s compassion for humanity exceeds our sinful attempts to twist rules to make ourselves look good. Jesus invites us to consider the lowest place…
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Nails, Not Wands
The word disciple and the word discipline have the same root. You cannot have disciples without discipline because at their root both words mean learning. Learning isn’t always easy, and in fact it can be hard and painful. Likewise, following Jesus is not always easy, but as we look at the Epistle Lesson from the…