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Weekly reflections for April 12, 2025
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Steve Hall: 'That they may have life'
John Pearring: Jesus had Pharisee friends
Older Reflections:
Steve Leininger: Three Chairs and some sheep
Lou Occhi: Acknowledge our weaknesses
Tim Trainor: How God views us
Norm McGraw: God's one-step program
Ron Bruni: The paradox of mercy
Steve Hessman: How do we handle division?
MHB-M: His disciples collaborate with Him
'I came that they may have life'
'Preach as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand'
By Steve Hall
Click here to read Steve Hall’s reflection from April 12, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
We tend to think in terms of salvation and redemption, and we read the Gospels accordingly. But these terms are not the ones most prominent for Jesus; in fact, I could only find a few verses of their use. If we listen carefully to his words, we hear something a bit different.
Steve Hall's reflections: For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophecy is imperfect; but when the perfect comes, the imperfect will pass away. (1 Corinthians 13:9)
Jesus had friends among the Pharisees
Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus, and Gamaliel sat on the Sanhedrin
Click here to read John Pearring's reflection from April 12, 2025. Here's an excerpt:
The Pharisees had to decide if Jesus was just another fraud (there were many) or the real deal. The Sadducees cared primarily about Jesus challenging the fragile order of Roman rule. We don’t know the final vote among the Pharisees, but even if they all agreed to let Jesus flame out or prove himself, the Sadducees owned the majority vote.
John Pearring's reflections: He said to them, “Ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest." (Luke 10:2)
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