Room for One
Mary asked if I’d found my way through the “narrow gate.” Her question deserved more than the brief answer I gave — so here is the fuller one. It begins with a single word we’ve all half-misheard.
Mary asked if I’d found my way through the “narrow gate.” Her question deserved more than the brief answer I gave — so here is the fuller one. It begins with a single word we’ve all half-misheard.
A wedding runs out of wine. Jesus says “not yet” — then does it anyway. Two odd snags in one short story. What if they were put there on purpose?
“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven…” If leaven is a symbol of sin, why would Jesus compare the kingdom of God to it? A few questions worth sitting with — Matthew 13:33.
Revelation 2:6 says God hates the deeds of the Nicolaitans — but who were they? The name was never translated into English, only carried over by sound. Translate it and it speaks plainly: “conquest over the people.” The deed Christ hates is lording over others.