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A Woman’s Issue

Posted on January 27, 2016 by maggiemax15

Women’s Issues When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. 22Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he … Continue reading →

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The Point of Parables

Posted on January 27, 2016 by maggiemax15

The Point of Parables From Mark 4: Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there, while the whole crowd was … Continue reading →

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Jesus came to explain God to us. A Message shared by Leann Williams

Posted on December 29, 2015 by maggiemax15

Jesus came to explain God to us. His actions and words reveal God’s heart. I have turned to the teachings of Jesus to guide me through these difficult issues. Galatians 4:4-7 New King James Version (NKJV) But when the fullness … Continue reading →

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All You Need Is Love Da Ta Da Ta Da…

Posted on December 20, 2015 by maggiemax15

“All You Need Is Love…da ta da ta da…”   Randall Smith wrote that in our world today we tend to think of love as only an emotion – something into which we “fall”,  something that “happens to us.” There … Continue reading →

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Advent-ure in Joy

Posted on December 14, 2015 by maggiemax15

One of the first words that caught my attention when I began to figure out what was appropriate to share about Joy in Advent was the word “When”.  The statement went something like “We will know the Joy of the … Continue reading →

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ADVENT-ure of Peace

Posted on December 9, 2015 by maggiemax15

God will speak peace to his people – to give us peace, to give us rest in our restlessness with our own shortcomings and sins. God speaks peace to his people so that we can become peacemakers. So that we … Continue reading →

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A Quakerly Advent – Hope

Posted on December 1, 2015 by maggiemax15

The First Candle of Advent calls our attention to Hope. It’s not right to call “Hope” illusory.  But, as a matter of fact, Hope is a hard thing to nail down.  It’s a motivating expectation.  Farmers with their crops recently … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Vineyard and the Sucker

Posted on November 24, 2015 by maggiemax15

As disciples of Jesus we start to include the disenfranchised, to raise up those who have been beaten down and seek justice for all who have been treated inhumanly or unfairly. At the same time, we strive for equity where … Continue reading →

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Hosea 11 a remarkable passage

Posted on November 16, 2015 by maggiemax15

. . . these recent events present us with what someone called “a molten moment”, an opportunity to make faith relevant when the world feels off its chain.   Hosea 11  is a remarkable passage in the Hebrew Bible, actually … Continue reading →

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Hedging Spiritual Bets

Posted on November 9, 2015 by maggiemax15

Ahab holds the reputation of being the worst king of Israel, ever, primarily because of his choice in women. He married that Jezebel, Jezebel. Jezebel’s marriage to Ahab was a political alliance. Her father is king of the Phoenicians. The … Continue reading →

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