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“The Pharisees gathered round Jesus, together with some legal experts from Jerusalem. They saw that some of his disciples were eating their food with unclean (that is, unwashed) hands. (The Pharisees, you see—and indeed all the Jews—don’t eat unless they first carefully wash their hands. This is to maintain the tradition of the elders. When they come… Read More »Questioning Traditions

National divisions Political divisions Ideological divisions Racial divisions Relational divisions Theological divisions How To Live In A Divided World “I pray not only for these followers but also for those who will believe in me because of their teaching. Father, I pray that all who believe in me can be one. You are in me and… Read More »The Cure for Division

“One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.” Proverbs 16:32 NASB Three Stages Of Anger Basic Anger “When you are angry, don’t let that anger make you sin,” and don’t stay angry all day.” Ephesians 4:26 ERV “Good sense makes one… Read More »The Cure for Anger

“I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, that he may hear me. In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted.” Psalm 77:1-2 NRSV “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your… Read More »The Cure for Sadness

“O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me. Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me. O Israel, hope in the Lord From this time forth and forever.” Psalm 131:1-3 NASB 95 How To… Read More »The Cure for Restlessness

“Then God said, ‘Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness…So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them…Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone…’” Genesis 1:26a, 27 and 2:18 NASB 2. The result of sin is… Read More »The Cure for Loneliness