Sparrows and Lilies

This parable has 3 characters: → a manager→ his boss (a rich man)→ debtors to the rich man The manager is about to lose his position because his boss found out that he has been "wasting his goods". But before he gets fired, he finds his boss's debtors and tells them to write down a lower amount than what they actually owe. He...

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"Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." . I've always loved Luke 12:6-7, but I wondered,  "why sparrows?" I understood the fact that sparrows were common, cheap birds (five sparrows for two pennies is...

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Dear Lord, Last night I cried as I wrote down in my journal what was on my heart. Scared, anxious, ashamed, insecure... As I wrote down my insecurities and everything that I was struggling with (such as self-reliance, codependency, jealousy, impurity etc...) I kept being reminded, "Lord You know exactly how I feel, You understand." Lord, how could You send Your Son here...

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I was rereading Mark this afternoon and a particular passage tugged my heart. Mark 5:18-20 says, As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how He has had mercy...

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