Traditions, Truth, and Praying with Your Eyes Open

Some people find it hard to identify with the Jews who rock before Jerusalem’s Western Wall. When I first saw

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Traditions, Truth, and Praying with Your Eyes Open

When You’re Waiting on God in a Weary Land

Sometimes waiting on God feels like you’re dying of thirst. That’s what David thought as he wandered in the Judean

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When You’re Waiting on God in a Weary Land

What Did it Mean to Be Unclean?

Thumbing through our Old Testament, we often come across references to people or objects being “unclean.” What in the world

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What Did it Mean to Be Unclean?

A Lesson from Anathoth: Why Our Best Efforts Don’t Hold Water

It’s tough to work hard at something, only to see your efforts eventually leak out through life’s cracks. Sometimes, however,

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A Lesson from Anathoth: Why Our Best Efforts Don’t Hold Water