New Testament

1 Peter 3

1 Peter 3 reminds me of holding hands.  There is joyful lightness when two hands cling to one another in affection.  This simple and beautiful

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1 Peter 4

1 Peter 4 reminds me of the old mobster movies.  There was always a tearful mom telling the world that her murderous son was a

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1 Peter 5

1 Peter 5 reminds me of the Dunning-Kruger Effect.  This is the increasingly common problem of inexperienced people vastly overestimating their own abilities.  They rate

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James 1

James 1 reminds me of taking toys apart when I was a young child.  I must have been curious to learn about the mechanisms inside,

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James 2

James 2 reminds me of my leather work gloves.  They have spared me countless blisters and splinters, but they don’t actually do the work. Today’s

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James 3

James 3 reminds me of the subtle reply to someone after they use profanity; “Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?”  Today’s lesson is

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James 4

James 4 reminds me of the best marital advice I ever received.  Financial Advisor Larry Burkett said, most of the arguments come down to: “Why

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James 5

James 5 reminds me of getting in trouble as a child.  That usually followed a loud crash and Mom yelling my full name.  It also

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1 John 1

1 John 1 reminds me of phony people.  That usually means someone whose words do not line up with their actions.  That is, their behavior

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1 John 2

1 John 2 reminds me of Sears blue jeans.  Growing up in a big family meant hand-me-down clothes, so my pants did not always fit

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