The story of Elijah on the run and finding God in quiet ( 1 Kings 19:1-18) is a familiar one. Elijah is hiding from Jezabel who has threatened his life. He goes into the wilderness, where he rests and an angel feeds him. Then he travels to Mount Horeb and is told that God is […]
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(Over) Turning Tables
Have you seen the memes of Jesus overturning the tables? This story is in all four gospels. John’s gospel, not surprisingly, tells the story a little differently. Not surprisingly, this text has been read in some unhelpful ways. People may not have been trying to be deliberately harmful, but a careless or thoughtless reading can […]
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