“Therefore, I urge you,brothers and sisters,in view of God’smercy, to offer yourbodiesas aliving sacrifice, holy and pleasingto God—this is yourtrue and properworship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformedby therenewing of your mind. Thenyou will be able to...
The illustrations are beautiful, warm and apppealing. They distinctly show what has happened to the town. Although I do think this is a book for older elemntary children 5-8. It is definitely a book that will engage readers in a discussion, which young children may not quite understand. ...
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Because of the entire context of this discussion, it shouldn’t be necessary to state that these two chapters are about giving to the poor, but because of how many times I have heard these verses taken out of context, I want it to be stated for the record that these two chapters are ...
“Indeed, Stephen is a valiant warrior and quite naturally a leader, but he is also a man of little mercy. While that quality may serve him on the battlefield, it is needful in matters of the kingdom,” said the king. Exasperated, Thaddeus allowed his discouragement to spill onto his ...
I know that this is a strange time to pray, but I believe that You will hear and will have mercy on us-“ “Shhh- Loni!” Marta interrupted in an urgent whisper. “Someone is moving in the brush outside! See their shadows on the windows!” ...
and had followed them with goodness and mercy all the days of their lives; just as Moses aggravates the ingratitude of the Jews in Deuteronomy 32:6 from whence this phrase is borrowed, and to which it manifestly refers: "do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise! is not...
"There are instruments so dangerous to the rights of the nation and which place them so totally at the mercy of their governors that those governors, whether legislative or executive, should be restrained from keeping such instruments on foot but in well-defined cases. Such an instrument is a...
See Swartz (2010), for a discussion of these questions. 2. There are, of course, still those who believe that various forms of disability – and especially, but not exclusively, cognitive impairments – constitute grounds for selective abortion and even ‘mercy killing’ (see, for example, ...
needs and where people experience grace in the messiness of everyday life. I’m grateful for the courage and leadership demonstrated by those planning this particular liturgy in San Diego this weekend, and for all of the pastoral ministers who offer loving witness to God’s mercy in the midst...