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Jesus is a Scandal!

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Dear Friends, Jesus is such a scandal! Yes, you read that correctly: Jesus is a scandal. And his actions are nowhere more scandalous than in today’s gospel. Jesus, a Jewish man, alone with and talking with a heretic Samaritan woman who has had many husbands. Such behavior just isn’t done! It’s unacceptable. It breaks all the rules … Read more

A Jesus To Stretch Us!

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When Jesus visited Nazareth, where He grew up, He faced rejection. He was not able to perform any miracles, apart from curing a few sick people. He was amazed at their lack of faith! Contrast this with the story of the Centurion, when He said, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel … Read more