Matthew Henry

The Cost of Discipleship, Numero Tres

October 31, 2009 The Good Word
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So sorry this is so delayed in its arrival, dear friends and readers!  We have been sick sick sick — and it was a struggle to do more than make sure we all had food to eat the past few days. Please forgive me! We’ve finally made it to the last post of the Cost [...]

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Say Salmon Swim Upstream…Salmon Schwim Upstweam

October 9, 2009 Stories

One of my professors at the University of Edinburgh talked a lot about the significance of the narrative of the salmon. He thought it was sad that farm-raised salmon never get the chance to experience the narrative of the wild salmon — the true story of their destiny. Whether or not you would like to [...]

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Clicking Ignore on Facebook OR What Not to Wear

May 20, 2009 Stories
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Matthew 22. Parable of the Wedding Feast. Wow. Praise our amazing God — who saw it fit to speak in parables, so that those who desire to get their hands dirty and wrestle with understanding will find life and encouragement, and truth. Jesus spoke this parable to the chief priests and the Pharisees. It was [...]

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"God Bless Me and My Bank Account"

March 16, 2009 Baby Photos
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In Matthew 10, Jesus has a really special heart-to-heart with the disciples where He begins to tell them what they can expect in the future.  He specifically predicts trouble for them, but He also prescribes counsel and comfort in reference to the trouble they should expect. Although this might scare some folks away from following [...]

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