7 strikes and you're out. Peter sounds like a most charitable fellow. It is a lot more tolerant than the 3 strikes and you’re out standard he learned in Hebrew School. Jesus quickly responds, however, “Not 7 times but...
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“True sir, and yet the dogs eat the scraps that fall from their master’s table.”-Matthew 15:27 In his book, Now and Then, Frederick Buechner writes about meeting an unexpected woman while he was spending a Vermont wi...
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Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart.-Matthew 14:13 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.-Romans 9:2 Today we hear of a significant miracle, the feed...
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Beth and I are just back from spending the week at the farm in East Texas. Things are green and lush in that part of the state that borders on Louisiana. It was a refreshing little break, even though there are alwa...
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2nd Sunday after Pentecost 07 June 2026 Hosea 5:15-6:6Romans 4:13-25Matthew 9:9-13,18-26 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew tha...
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In this moving tribute delivered on May 22, 2026, Matthew Rowe+ celebrates the exemplary life and legacy of Jess Stanford. From his West Texas upbringing during the Great Depression to his distinguished military and c...
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