Tag Archives: bible

Don’t be afraid; just believe

Posted on October 3, 2020 by wamplerp

When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw … Continue reading →

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Diluted with Demons

Posted on September 21, 2020 by wamplerp

They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. This man lived in the tombs, and no one … Continue reading →

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Who is this?

Posted on September 20, 2020 by wamplerp

That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. … Continue reading →

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Lessons by the Lake

Posted on September 19, 2020 by wamplerp

Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at … Continue reading →

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One-Way Mirror

Posted on September 16, 2020 by wamplerp

Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Trail #15 Obsession with Oblivion

Posted on August 17, 2020 by wamplerp

Well I finally made it through the book of Matthew. In honor of floating by this landmark I decided it was time for a Rabbit Trail. Something that the current COVID-19 pandemic has made abundantly clear is that people have … Continue reading →

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Dynamic Equilibrium

Posted on July 17, 2020 by wamplerp

As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the … Continue reading →

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Mustard Seeds and Miracles

Posted on May 10, 2019 by wamplerp

When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I … Continue reading →

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Healing and Feeding

Posted on January 5, 2019 by wamplerp

Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them … Continue reading →

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Cleansing for Contaminated Souls

Posted on January 4, 2019 by wamplerp

Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.” “Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them. “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? But the things that come out of … Continue reading →

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