By Joe LaGuardia In Jesus’ Parable of the Good Samaritan, theories abound as to why the fictitious priest and Levite saw a half-dead man in the ditch along the road from Jerusalem to Jericho and “passed on the other side” (Luke 10:25-37). One theory is that, as religious officials, the priest and Levite steered clearContinue reading “There’s something about mercy”
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“God is Love”
Although there is a prevailing myth that the God of the Old Testament is a God of wrath, the most consistent thread that runs throughout both the Old and New Testaments is that God is love (1 John 4:8). Throughout the Old Testament, God is constantly calling a people back to Himself and reclaiming aContinue reading ““God is Love””
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