THE UNJUST STEWARD WAS A CROOK, JUST LIKE HIS BOSS

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So I have always had a problem with the Luke 16 1:13 about the UNJUST steward. First, those debts were the debts to his boss – not his. I understand the concept of “steward,” but he also had his master’s business as his core responsibility; he was doing that forgiving of debt to make sure …

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Disobedience, Repentance and Forgiveness. An Interpretation of the Book of Jonah

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The Book of Jonah is remarkable in many ways, one of which how short it is (just over 1300 words). Some may in fact argue that there are missing chapters. It is essentially a story of disobedience, repentance, and forgiveness. Jonah disobeys God and becomes the root cause for a subsequent storm at sea. God …

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THE NARROW DOOR IS REALLY A STRAIT GATE

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LUKE 13:22-30 is an interesting passage, with many interpretations. For example, some people struggle because they think Jesus is saying there is going to be a limit on people going into heaven. But after reading this passage, I’m immediately reminded of Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I …

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ALL MEN (AND WOMEN) THINK LIKE ROQUENTIN, ONLY THEY TEND TO FORGET IT

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Throwing the book NAUSEA by a man named Jean-Paul Sartre against the wall, the reader screams: “What is he talking about?” Picking up the book from the floor, he finds himself beginning to think like Antoine Roquentin, its main character. “I am holding this book. This book exists. I have an ‘odd’ feeling holding this book.” Again, …

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