Month: July 2023

31
Jul

Margaret

“…one pearl of great value” (Matt. 13:46). Years ago I did the funeral for a woman named Margaret.  I used the Parable of the Pearl for the reason that the Greek word for “pearl” is “margaret.” You too are Margaret, the pearl of great value. A beautiful explanation of this parable says that the merchant […]

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08
Jul

Easy Yoke and Light Burden

“For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light” (Matt. 11:30). Let’s talk oxymorons. What exactly is an oxymoron? Professor Warren Blumenfeld, an authority on the subject, defined it as “contradictory expressions that make absolute sense.” Think of it as a pocket-sized paradox. But better and more fun to give examples: clearly misunderstood devout […]

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