For a long time, it has been common for Christian churches, ministries and pastors to claim the family is a defining concept in Christianity. There have been many, many websites, books, articles, videos, and sermons on the importance of the family. Language like the family is “the first and most fundamental of all human institutions” […]
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Angry Jesus, Lord of the Sabbath
Sometimes Christians think of the Pharisees and their concern about proper Sabbath observance as picky, petty, and legalistic. And perhaps some were. But the Sabbath was deeply significant and very important. Because Sabbath was so important, it is not surprising that Jesus and the Pharisees disagreed over proper observance. The Gospel of Mark gives us […]
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