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Ripples: Peacemakers
Peacemakers will be called children of God. It is interesting that of all the attributes that we bring with us, it is our peacemaking that identifies us as children of God. On Sunday, I shared the paternal nature of the 1st century in that whatever one's father did, the child ...
Ripples: Purity
What is purity? In our culture, we tend to think of cleaniness or being right. Often, it is associated with certain ways of living and keeping oneself unblemished. Yet it is interesting that Jesus challenged the purity codes of his day. Rather than isolating himself ...
Ripples: Mercy
Mercy Have you ever noticed that hospitals are named "Mercy?" Or the famous southern saying, "Lord, have mercy!" What is mercy? What do we do with this concept and how does it change our perception? On Sunday, we explored the concept of mercy and how we not only ...