A Weekly Blog from Paul Sartarelli
Teach us to realize the brevity of life,so that we may grow in wisdom.O Lord, come back to us!How long will you delay?Take pity on your servants!Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love,so we may sing for joy to…
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Blessed is the onewho does not walk in step with the wickedor stand in the way that sinners takeor sit in the company of mockers,but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,and who meditates on his law day…
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Joseph, to whom Mary was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. [Mark 4:26–29] Quietly. That is the role Joseph was called to play in the…
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In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of…
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One of the lepers, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus shouting, “Praise be to God!” He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan….
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“Come unto me all you who are weary and burdened down, and I will give you rest.” [Jesus] Sorry for my unscheduled hiatus from Tuesday Afternoon the past two weeks. Ministry in India completely monopolized my attention. And yet, to…
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Even though you intended to do me harm, God intended it for good. [Genesis 50:20] All things work together for good, for those who love the Lord and are called according to his purposes. [Romans 8:28] God really can bring…
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He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All…
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For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath. [Matthew 12:8] This verse was part of the translating assignment for my Greek students this week. The discussion ensued about why the word that is normally rendered “and” should…
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Sarah laughed to herself… [Genesis 18:12] Wouldn’t it be nice to laugh like that—to hear God promised something so preposterous that all we can do is laugh? Ha! That’ll never happen. That prodigal will never come home. That cancer won’t…
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“The whole is greater than the sum of its individual parts.” We’ve all heard that maxim. It is often mysteriously true.
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The Lord said, “My Spirit will not remain with mankind forever, because they are corrupt. Their days will be 120 years…” [Genesis 6] So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. [Romans 1] …when God patiently…
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