They had nothing to lose because already it felt as if they had already lost everything: their health, a sense of belonging to the larger society, and an intrinsic sense of self-worth. The Master was passing through their border town, the region between Samaria and Galilee. They were already outsiders, the ten of them were… [Read More]
Singing Songs in a Strange Land: October 2, 2016
Many years ago, in 597 BCE, a group of people was forcibly removed from their homeland by a foreign power—Nebuchadnezzar. They were as discouraged and devastated as the caged bird that dreams of freedom, and they cried bitter tears. Psalm 137:1-4 describes their pain: “By the rivers of Babylon—there we sat down and there we… [Read More]
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