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Sometimes the Snakes Remain
The strange story of the bronze serpent has something to say about the prayers that are not answered in the way we hoped.
4 hrs ago
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Paul Ian Clarke
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What We Bring With Us When We Read the Bible
We all bring our own experiences and assumptions to Scripture. What do they help us hear, and what might they lead us to miss?
Sep 16
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Paul Ian Clarke
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The People Nobody Hired
Jesus’ parable of the vineyard may be less about who comes first or last, and more about why we keep ranking ourselves at all.
Sep 15
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Paul Ian Clarke
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Did Paul Really Invent Christianity?
The differences between Jesus and Paul are real, but they may not mean what we sometimes assume.
Sep 14
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Paul Ian Clarke
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Why Did Jesus Tell People to Hate Their Families?
One of the most uncomfortable sayings in the Gospels is more complicated than it first appears.
Sep 13
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Paul Ian Clarke
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We Made Friendship Something People Have to Do Alone
One in twenty young people now says they have no close friends. Perhaps we have forgotten that friendship needs places, time and the chance to keep…
Sep 12
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Paul Ian Clarke
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What Would Finding Noah’s Ark Actually Prove?
I spent years looking for evidence that would make faith undeniable. Then theology made everything more complicated.
Sep 11
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Paul Ian Clarke
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The Hardest Part of Noah’s Story Wasn’t Building the Ark
Sometimes faith begins when there is nothing left for us to do
Sep 10
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Paul Ian Clarke
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Perhaps the Inconvenience Was Part of the Gift
What one stubborn Pomeranian taught me about the hidden cost of making life easier.
Sep 9
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Paul Ian Clarke
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Peter Wanted to Know When He Could Stop Forgiving
He asked Jesus for a number. Jesus gave him an answer that made counting pointless.
Sep 8
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Paul Ian Clarke
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We Don’t See As Clearly As We Think
Jesus’ warning about the blind leading the blind may be more personal than we imagine.
Sep 7
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Paul Ian Clarke
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The Woman Jesus Refused to Let Disappear
She came looking for healing. Jesus stopped because she needed something more.
Sep 6
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Paul Ian Clarke
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