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Mrs. Newton and I got into another one of those “blog worthy” discussions the other night as we reflected on our move to a new city and search for new friends here. As for culture, Fayetteville is a far cry from Monroe, Louisiana, where deep fried food, thick accents and rampant poverty abound. Well, Fayetteville
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Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. After He had fasted 40 days and 40 nights, he was hungry… (Matthew 4:1) The wilderness isn’t supposed to be nice. It is barren and harsh. It is emotional and overwhelming. A soul can feel very lost in
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Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil… Today’s gospel reading in the Anglican lectionary is from Matthew 4, when Jesus heads out into the wilderness for 40 days to be tempted by the devil. Interestingly, 40 days is also the length of Lent, a time
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He was treated harshly and afflicted, but he did not even open his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block, like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not even open his mouth. (Isa 53:7) “When you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God.
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