In Matthew 13:3-9 Jesus is recorded as telling the following parable, “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because…
If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is…
Isaiah 53:6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. It can be very easy to look down on those in prison, who are homeless or on big-name people who fall morally in a very…
A great many people who work with those in poverty come from the middle class. They have reasonably comfortable lives. Most paying a mortgage, own a car or two, have food in their fridge and a general feeling of stability in their lives. They look at the poor and think, “I can fix them.” Honestly,…
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