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Most of the posts you’ll find here first appeared as podcast episodes. You can listen to each episode on the page or read the slightly edited transcript. You’ll also find questions for personal reflection or discussion.
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The story of Jesus healing the ten lepers in Luke 17:11-19 clearly teaches about gratitude. This post dives into what we learn about gratitude from the nine people who didn’t say thank you and one surprising person who did.
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As Jesus travels along the border between Samaria and Galilee, he encounters a group of 10 men with leprosy. In desperation, they call out to him for help and Jesus heals all ten of them from a distance, even though only one would come back and thank him for it. This story shows us that…
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Given Voice retells Bible stories from the perspectives of the people who actually lived them. Each imaginative, first-person narrative is based on Bible facts and meant to help you read the Bible with fresh eyes. In the first season of Given Voice, we’ll explore Advent through the stories of four women who were at the first…
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The name Lazarus means “God is help.” At first, that name seems to mock him as we see his suffering and wonder where God’s help is. But through this story, we get to see that his reward is not in this life, but in the life to come. And that reward is far greater and…
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On the surface, the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus seems to be teaching about the evils of money and the sainthood of poverty. But when we look at the rich man’s conversation with Abraham, we see that his real issue is that he hasn’t listened to God’s Word.
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The Rich Man was used to getting his own way and ordering people around. So even in death while he faces punishment, he tries to have Lazarus relieve his pain. But Abraham refuses the rich man’s requests. Because his time for relief and repentance had run out.
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Amy C Walters 