If you were offered some money – free with no strings attached – would you take it or leave it? Regardless of the amount? Would the natural mind say, “Yeah, I’d take it?” I applied that logic from a long-ago college psychology class. Our assignment was to go to a shopping mall and offer people money – a quarter to be exact. We were not to give any explanation; just observe the different reactions of people. So, armed with $6.00 worth of quarters, I headed for Rosedale on a Saturday afternoon when I expected the greatest variety of shoppers – Read More
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Fear Gripped – Faith Motivated
The streets of Capernaum were mobbed with people. A Man leading the crowd seemed bent on a mission. Another man named Jairus had just pleaded with the Man to come heal his young daughter who was desperately ill. A woman with a persistent flow of blood for twelve years stood at the edge of the crowd. She had sought doctors to heal her, but to no avail. Rather, she became worse. She had spent all she had. In addition, she knew she was unclean, and no one could touch her without becoming ceremonially unclean themselves. Twelve years. Her fingers dug Read More
Searching and Searching! Conclusion
Continued from June 12 post – Grace cleared her throat and read, “Jesus answered her, ‘Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give Him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’” “What does that mean?” Merci asked. Grace thought for a bit. “I think it means that we’re going to be thirsty again.” “Yeah, that’s what I thought,” Merci said, pouring another glass of water and offering Grace a refill. Grace shook her head. “I think there’s Read More