Tag Archives: Joshua

Ready for Love

So let’s get this out of the way: I think that it is vital to hear this parable in the context of God’s abiding love and mercy, the miracles in which the oil does not run dry, because despite everything, God does not give up on God’s people, and God knows each of us by sight, and by name. Continue reading →

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Refreshment Sunday: Going over Jordan

For Christians, when God says, “I have rolled away your disgrace,” can it help but bring to mind the rolling away of the stone from the tomb that is to come in a few short weeks, the hope beyond Good Friday? Continue reading →

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