The Work of Mercy: Counsel the Doubtful, Part 1
Doubt can be the emotional equivalent of a brief spring rain or a hurricane. People doubt whether to place two bucks on the Mariners (don’t)
March 18, 2026
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The Work of Mercy: Instruct the Ignorant, Part 2
The notion that Jew or Gentile can claim to be top dog in the pedagogy of salvation is like the idea of patients in a
March 17, 2026
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The Work of Mercy: Instruct the Ignorant, Part 1
Back in 1971, when experiments in educational theory were just becoming all the rage, my fellow seventh-graders and I were pulled out of what used
March 16, 2026
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March 14, 2026
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The Work of Mercy: Bury the Dead, Part 2
The ambiguity of our position as fallen creatures is on full display in how we treat the dead. In the Old Testament, burying the dead
March 13, 2026
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The Work of Mercy: Bury the Dead, Part 1
“The body,” I was taught growing up, “is just the shoebox for the soul.What matters are the shoes, not the box. So when it’s time
March 12, 2026
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