The law as laid out in Leviticus states that this woman would be ceremoniously unclean until the bleeding stops, which means she could not touch anyone…
Continue ReadingThere was a lot of creative adaptation that took place among everyday life during the Great Depression. When women noticed that the cotton sacks…
Continue ReadingThe sparrow is quite noticeably common and unremarkable. According to Smithsonian magazine, they are among one of the most abundant animals…
Continue ReadingLike the prophets of God hundreds of years prior, Jesus is lamenting the actions and attitude of the nation of Israel, with Jerusalem as the proxy…
Continue ReadingThe passage that Jesus quotes in Aramaic comes from Psalm 22, one of David’s more famous psalms of lament.
Continue ReadingEach Sunday during Lent, give yourself permission to reflect on all God has been speaking to you through His Word over the prior week.
Continue ReadingThe picture Jesus paints in His prayer to the Father is one of the unification of the saints under one banner, the name of the Most High God.
Continue ReadingIn Japan, there is a practice of adult adoption wherein a male in his twenties or thirties is adopted as a son in order to keep the family business…
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