Tag: Jesus
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Interrupting Jesus 6 – Jesus of Capernaum
Who are you, really? I was raised in Cortland, Ohio U.S.; therefore you might call me: Roger of Cortland. Yet is that really who I am? No, of course not. I now live somewhere else and who I am or what I do is not related to where I live. We often make a mistake in looking back on the…
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Interrupting Jesus 5 – persistent faith
And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” 17 And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country. – Luke…
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Interrupting Jesus 4 – Samaritans & family black sheep
Israel. Let’s get something straight: There was NO Israel in the Roman Empire. (Just take a look at the map). Call it Israel or call it Palestine; you will see that to the Romans, Judeans and Samaritans, Israel does not exist except as part of a long-gone past. A certain hatred existed in the days of…
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