The Bible’s Supporting Players: Tamar
If it sounds like this Canaanite woman was a piece of meat bought at the marketplace, read on: It gets worse.
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The Bible’s Supporting Players: Rahab
Only four Old Testament women are named in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus (1:1-17), so these must be special great-great-grandmothers.
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Three Minutes with God: Meditations on Hope
Will what I do during my lifetime make any difference? Maybe in the present, but what about years from now?
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Psalm 36: Sin Speaks to the Sinner
"Sin directs the heart of the wicked man; his eyes are closed to the fear of God." (Psalm 36:2)
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Notes from a Friar: The Book of Proverbs
The Book of Proverbs, which was written about 400 years before the birth of Jesus, covers only 32 pages in the Bible.
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Praying the Psalms
Anyone who prays the Psalms over a period of time is bound to have some favorites. As a Franciscan and a Scripture scholar, I would like to share my personal favorites.
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