For a penetrating perspective on the current furor over the Danish cartoons that dishonor Muhammad, read this essay on desiringgod.org: Being Mocked: The Essence of Christ’s Work, Not Muhammad’s By John Piper. ©Desiring God. Website: http://www.desiringgod.org/. Email: [email protected]. Toll Free: 888.346.4700. Also, note you can now subscribe by email to this blog. Just enter your …
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In Mark 5, in the crowds around Jesus, a woman with a long-term bleeding problem reached out to him, saying to herself, "If I just touch the fringe of his cloak, I’ll be healed." As her hand brushed the fabric, she felt the bleeding stop. Jesus felt the power go out of him and turned …
Receiving the Gifts
I took off my long black cashmere coat and watched my husband hang up his brown leather jacket. Amazing, I thought. We didn’t work for either one. A friend gave Jerry the leather. My mother-in-law’s sister had given Libby the Nordstrom’s cashmere and when Libby died, I inherited it. Like God’s bestowal of righteousness, a …