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7415 E Elbow Bend Road Carefree, AZ 85377
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P.O. Box 3254
Carefree, AZ 85377
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Raise The Shades
In Matthew 21:33–46, Jesus challenges our ideas about authority, ownership, and the responsibility that comes with being entrusted with God’s gifts.
Authorized Personnel Only
In Matthew 21:23–32, Jesus challenges the religious authorities who question where his authority comes from. He responds with the parable of two sons: one says no but eventually goes, while the other says yes but does not. Jesus exposes the difference between outward words and inward transformation, reminding us that what we ultimately do matters more than what we say.
Thou Shall Not Take Cuts
A reflection on Matthew 20:1–16, where Jesus challenges our ideas about fairness, entitlement, and God’s extravagant generosity.
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Daily Devotions
Psalm 80:12-15…“Why then have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit? The boar from the forest ravages it, and all that move in the field feed on it.” vss. 12-13 After Martin Luther had published the 95 Theses in Wittenberg in October of 1517, a firestorm erupted all across Europe. There were scholarly debates and conferences as various scholars weighed in and attempted to refute Luther’s teachings. Rome was aware of…
Daily Devotions
Psalm 80:7-11..“You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. You cleared the ground for it; it took deep root and filled the land.” vss. 8-9 The psalmist seems to be aware of the vineyard parable used by the prophets to describe the chosen people and doesn’t hesitate to use that same imagery in his prayer for the restoration of Israel. It is a powerful metaphor. Grapevines covered the slopes of the mountains in…
Daily Devotions
Isaiah 5:1-7.. “Let me sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.” vs. 1 Isaiah imagines the Lord singing a love-song for the nation of Israel and it’s rather like a country western. It starts with an image of a vineyard, one planted with care on a very fertile hill, but the refrain turns dark in a hurry, “when I expected it to yield grapes, why did it yield…
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