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What was Hannah's vision of God's economy? When do we have enough? How do AI data centers fit into the picture? "Which mighty bows will be broken?" is based on 1 Samuel 1:21-2:10. The man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow. But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, that he may appear in the presence of the LORD and remain there forever; I will offer him as a nazirite...

Why does Matthew mention weeping and gnashing of teeth? What happens when we die? What gives you hope about the afterlife? "What’s all the weeping and gnashing about?" is based on Matthew 13:41-50. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let an...

Why did Jesus speak in code? What was special about those who could understand his parables? What’s in a seed? "What's in a seed?" is based on Matthew 13:1-23 & Isaiah 6 Works Referenced Case-Winters, Anna. Matthew: A Theological Commentary on the Bible (Belief: a Theological Commentary on the Bible). Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2015. Kindle edition. Dawson, Julie, Kiki Hubbard, and Paulina Jenney. “Everyone Pays the Cost for Seed Patents.” In Lancaster Farming. Ju...

Why didn't Moses enter the Promised Land? What crossing over won't we see? Should faith be a verb? "A crossing over we won't see" is based on Deuteronomy 34. Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho, and the LORD showed him the whole land: Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, the Negeb, and the Plain—that is, the valley of Jericho, the city of p...

Did John the Baptist ever express doubt? Do you ever struggle with doubt? Does the desire for comfort ever keep you from taking a more fulfilling path? "Soft robes aren't always good" is based on Matthew 11:7-19 As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What, then, did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What, then, did yo...