9 As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him. 4 We[a] must work the works of him who sent […]
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There is a peculiar quality about Scripture that often escapes modern readers. We tend to think in terms of chapters, arguments, or theological systems. The Bible, however, frequently compresses entire spiritual worlds into a single line. One such line appears in Micah: It is only one verse, in one chapter, in one prophetic book and
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Walk into the mind of an ancient Babylonian, and you will find a universe not unlike the mythological stage of a Greek tragedy: gods at war, gods begetting other gods, gods enslaving men. The heavens and the earth themselves were often imagined as the leftovers of some cosmic butcher shop, the dismembered carcass of a
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In that strange and sobering tale from the First Book of Samuel, the Ark of the Covenant is returned to the Israelites after wreaking havoc among the Philistines. It had crushed Dagon, the god of grain and thunder, in his own temple—first knocking him face-down before the Ark, then shattering his head and hands on
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If you ever find yourself tempted to seize power that isn’t yours, you might want to take a quiet moment to read Numbers 16. It’s the kind of biblical story that makes Game of Thrones look tame. It’s a wild story, the kind you’d think belonged in a dramatic action movie instead of Scripture. In
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The Weight of the Most Solemn Day There are moments in human history when time itself seems to hold its breath, when the ordinary rhythm of days is interrupted by something so profound that it demands absolute attention. For ancient Israel, the Day of Atonement was precisely such a moment. On this single day each
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The book of Leviticus can feel like a daunting read for modern Christians. Its pages are filled with meticulous instructions—specific types of animals to sacrifice, exact measurements for altars, precise ways to handle blood, and even rules about which parts of an offering must be burned. At first glance, it all seems excessive. If Jesus
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“If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.”—Luke 16:31 There is something rather alarming about this passage. It suggests a kind of blindness in the human heart so stubborn that even a miracle—one as dramatic as resurrection itself—would fail to open
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Judas Iscariot is one of the most tragic and mysterious figures in Scripture. His betrayal of Christ has been attributed to multiple causes—greed, political disillusionment, and even direct influence from Satan. Yet, beneath all these lies a deeper and more unsettling factor: his rejection of Christ’s teaching on the Eucharist. The Motives for Betrayal Greed
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“Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”—Mark 7:27 At first glance, these words of Jesus seem unsettling. The gentle Rabbi, the Good Shepherd, the One who heals the broken-hearted, here appears uncharacteristically harsh—dismissing a desperate woman with what sounds like
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