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Herod was delighted when Jesus showed up. He had wanted for a long
Herod was delighted when Jesus showed up. He had wanted for a long time to see him, he’d heard so much about him. He hoped to see him do something s...

Looking for a loophole, he asked, “And just how would you define
Looking for a loophole, he asked, “And just how would you define ‘neighbor’?” (Luke 10:29 MSG) In this story of how God wants us to respond t...

“You feed them,” Jesus said. They said, “We couldn’t
“You feed them,” Jesus said. They said, “We couldn’t scrape up more than five loaves of bread and a couple of fish—unless, of course, you wa...

Unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written,
Unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written, God’s Spirit is on me; he’s chosen me to preach the Message of good news to the poo...

After all the people were baptized, Jesus was baptized. As he was
After all the people were baptized, Jesus was baptized. As he was praying, the sky opened up and the Holy Spirit, like a dove descending, came down on...

While they were there, the time came for her to give birth. She
While they were there, the time came for her to give birth. She gave birth to a son, her firstborn. She wrapped him in a blanket and laid him in a man...

Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Be
Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as...

God wasn’t attracted to you and didn’t choose you because you
God wasn’t attracted to you and didn’t choose you because you were big and important—the fact is, there was almost nothing to you. He did it out...

But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into
But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection ...