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The Rejection of Wisdom

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on March 11, 2024March 12, 2024

Matthew 11:16–19 “To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang …

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Dining with Sinners: Understanding Christ’s Compassionate Outreach

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on March 11, 2024March 11, 2024

Matthew 9:9–13 (NIV) “As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. While Jesus …

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Called to Truthfulness

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on March 11, 2024March 11, 2024

Matthew 5:33–37 (NKJV) “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ But I say to you, do not …

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The Bride of Christ

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on January 9, 2024December 21, 2023

“That He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.”—Ephesians 5:27 (NKJV) Our modern view of marriage …

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Courage of Queen Vashti: Dignity Over Decadence

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on January 9, 2024December 14, 2023

Esther 1:19-22 “Therefore, if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again …

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The Loveless Christian

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on October 21, 2023November 30, 2023

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand …

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The Contrast of Hearts

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on November 17, 2023November 30, 2023

Luke 7:44-50 Then He turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give Me any water for My feet, but she wet …

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The Joyless Son

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on March 13, 2024November 23, 2023

Luke 15:28-32 “But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been …

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Blessed Are the Peacemakers

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on November 21, 2023November 22, 2023

Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.“ This verse is taken from Jesus’ famous teaching in Matthew Chapters 5-7, called The Sermon on the Mount. The sermon addresses …

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Heroism is Stamped on Our Souls

by Debra Marsalisiupdated on October 21, 2023November 9, 2023

Esther 4:15-17 “Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I …