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Other Side

Other Side
Rabbinic teaching styles create visual images for abstract ideas to better communicate their thoughts. Think of the Biblical descriptions of people (sheep, goats, white washed walls), God (Father, Rock, Shepherd) and even places (far country, abyss, land of the twelve). Across the Sea of Galilee from Capernaum, where religious Jews were plentiful, was a Greek/Roman…
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Christmas Star

Christmas Star
This year our night sky will display a planetary wonder dubbed the Christmas star. From our vantage point, Jupiter and Saturn cross paths every few decades but they haven’t gotten this close together for almost 800 years. It will create an amazing spectacle as their lights conjoin. I don’t know what the Biblical star was…
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Alpha and Omega: The End

Alpha and Omega: The End
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, “Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:8 Just as God wasn’t AT the beginning but IS the beginning, He won’t be AT the end. He IS the end. He is the ultimate and all encompassing. He not…
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Blessed are those who are persecuted

Blessed are those who are persecuted
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10 When we see someone enduring persecution for following Jesus – real persecution – we know they are among the blessed. They are citizens and heirs of the kingdom of heaven and are willing to fight for it,…
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