Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Carrying the Load: Part 2

Carrying the Load: Part 2
… for each one should carry their own load.  Galatians 6:5 Galatians 6 seems to contain a paradox. We saw last week that we are to bear each other’s burdens. But then just a few verses later it says to bear your own burdens. So how does this work? The original text uses two different…
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Carrying the Load: Part 1

Carrying the Load: Part 1
Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 What is the law of Christ? Love God and love your neighbor. Here is the context of that verse in Galatians: Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch…
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Are You Seen?

Are You Seen?
We all want to be seen. The hunger for it in our society can lead to social media addictions and a desire for fifteen minutes of fame. Do I have enough clicks? Maybe we inflate our accomplishments or sometimes we hide, controlling the pain of being unseen. None of these fulfills the deep desire to…
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Alpha and Omega: And All The Letters Between

Alpha and Omega: And All The Letters Between
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Revelation 22:13 The Alpha and Omega is the Greek for saying from A to Z. It is so fitting that Jesus is called the Word for He encompasses the whole alphabet. He is the Source of everything. His…
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