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At the center of nearly every human system is the same basic idea: You get what you deserve. Call it Karma. Call it justice. Call it consequence. Call it cause and effect. What you put out comes back to you.

A man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet in the Kingdom of God!” Jesus replied with this story… (Luke 14:15-16) The context of this story is important. Jesus was attending … Continue reading →

  The Apostle Paul’s message in First Corinthians 11 is surprisingly direct. The greatest danger facing the church was not persecution from outside. It was selfishness growing inside. It’s amazing how all the issues that trip Christians up all these … Continue reading →

  Two guys are walking down a road. One says to the other, “Can you believe what’s been going on in town this weekend? “I can’t make anything out of it,” says the other. “I was sure he was the … Continue reading →

  All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. (Acts 2:42) What we’re finding out so far: Throughout Scripture, the table is where God … Continue reading →

But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong. When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends … Continue reading →

Jesus got angry. Not often—but when He did, it mattered. He walked into the temple once, saw what was happening, and started turning over tables. Money went everywhere. People scrambled. And in the middle of it all, He says: “My … Continue reading →

Some passages of Scripture don’t yield easily to careful analysis. We’re used to treating every word as serious, precise, and direct. And that’s good—to a point. But sometimes Jesus speaks with irony. Sometimes He exaggerates. Sometimes He sets something up … Continue reading →

We didn’t go in. Of course we didn’t. There are lines you don’t cross. Places you don’t sit. People you don’t eat with. Everyone knows that. So we stood outside where guests were spilling out onto the porch. Close enough … Continue reading →