Archive for February 2026
The Good Samaritan, 2nd in this series. How Should We View Him?
This is the second in a series on the Good Samaritan. How should we view him? In this post we consider how the audience who heard Jesus share the parable (story) of the Good Samaritan viewed people from Samaria. Though his name is in good standing now with countless clinics, hospitals, and laws named in…
Read MoreHow Do You View the Good Samaritan? Bas**rd, Hero, or Neighbor?
The Good Samaritan is a name many of us recognize. Either because we are familiar with the parable/story as shared in Luke 10:25-37, or because we are aware of the Good Samaritan Law, or we know of clinics and/or hospitals named after this “person.” But what do you really think of this “person?” Most of…
Read MoreMercy and the Womb. They are more related than you may realize.
Mercy, the word in the Hebrew Bible has it’s root in the word for womb. It represents a deep, protective love a mother has for her child. This is the love of God. Jesus speaks of, and models, mercy frequently in the Greek Bible. Mercy – acting and showing compassion, kindness, patience, lovingkindness, goodwill, mercy…
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