Category Archives: kindness

would we welcome Ruth?

20220526 would we welcome Ruth? Ruth 1:15-18 (JDV) Ruth 1:15 Naomi said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. Follow your sister-in-law.” Ruth 1:16 But Ruth replied: Don’t plead with me to abandon you … Continue reading

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don’t spend the night in the square

don’t spend the night in the square Judges 19:1-21 (JDV) Judges 19:1 In those days, and without a king in Israel, a Levite happened to be staying in a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim. He acquired a … Continue reading

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a law of grace

a law of grace Joshua 20:1-3 (JDV) Joshua 20:1 Then Yahveh spoke to Joshua, Joshua 20:2 “Tell the Israelites: Select your cities of refuge, like I instructed you through Moses, Joshua 20:3 so that a person who kills someone unintentionally … Continue reading

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fruit of the Breath

Galatians 5:22-26 (JDV) Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Breath is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Galatians 5:23 gentleness, and self-mastery. There is no law against such things. Galatians 5:24 But those who belong to Christ Jesus … Continue reading

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don’t give up on sceptics

John 9:12-16 12 They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I don’t know.” 13 They brought the once blind man to the Pharisees. 14 But it was a Sabbath on the day that Jesus made the mud and … Continue reading

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because he is kind

LOVING BEYOND THE NORMAL EXPECTATION Luke 6:32-36 Luk 6:32 “If you love the ones who are loving you, what kind of grace is that for you? Because even sinners love the ones who are loving them. Luk 6:33 And if … Continue reading

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consecration, not cruelty

Leviticus 22:26-30 Lev 22:26 And Yahveh spoke to Moses, and this is what he said, Lev 22:27 “When an ox or sheep or goat is born, it will remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on … Continue reading

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reflecting God’s impartial love

Leviticus 19:13-16 Lev 19:13 “You will not exploit your neighbour or rob him. The wages of a hired worker will not remain with you all night until the morning. Lev 19:14 You will not curse the deaf or put a … Continue reading

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reflecting God’s considerate love

Leviticus 19:9-12 Lev 19:9 “When you reap the harvest of your land, you will not reap your field right up to its edge, neither will you gather the gleanings after your harvest. Lev 19:10 And you will not strip your … Continue reading

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better off than the living

ARE WE REFLECTING GENTLENESS AND KINDNESS? Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 1 I looked again at all the cruelties that are committed under the sun. I just watched, the tears of those maltreated, and they had no one to comfort them! On the … Continue reading

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