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Day: January 11, 2022

Why Did Jesus Turn Water into Wine?

by Doug Ponder Jesus’ first miracle—turning water into wine at the wedding of Cana—is ripe with symbolic echoes of the great themes of Scripture. Why should we expect otherwise? Jesus is not the type to do anything haphazardly. Moreover, John the Apostle tells us that this miracle is the first of

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The Seventh Sunday of Easter

Jim Carrey played Fletcher Reede in a film “Liar Liar.” Everyone knew that Fletcher lied his way through life, even his son. While blowing out the candles on his birthday cake, this little boy wished that his father would stop lying for just one day. This wish turned Fletcher’s life

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

In yesterday’s Gospel, Jesus used the agricultural analogy of a vine to teach us that two lessons:  a)     There must be regular pruning of fruitless branches. b)    Branches that remain close to the vine will bear fruit.  The first lesson, that of pruning, hit home for me personally. I’m wearing a cap on

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

Jim Carrey played Fletcher Reede in a film “Liar Liar.” Everyone knew that Fletcher lied his way through life, even his son. While blowing out the candles on his birthday cake, this little boy wished that his father would stop lying for just one day. This wish turned Fletcher’s life

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

In yesterday’s Gospel, Jesus used the agricultural analogy of a vine to teach us that two lessons:  a)     There must be regular pruning of fruitless branches. b)    Branches that remain close to the vine will bear fruit.  The first lesson, that of pruning, hit home for me personally. I’m wearing a cap on

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