Painting above: Christ Washing Peter’s Feet Ford Maddox Brown, English Painter (1821-1893) ————————- (…continued) Yet Jesus, respected rabbi and master and Lord, grabbed a towel, got down on his knees, and washed the feet of his disciples– disciples who, on occasion, could get into big arguments about which one […]
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Above: Thaksin Shinawatra and children ————— The Prime Minister of Thailand several years ago was a man named Thaksin Shinawatra (1949-). He was an important man in Southeast Asian politics, and is still an extremely wealthy businessman. Shinawatra made many bad choices as a politician and was ousted in a military coup, but he
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Luke 1:52-53 — “God has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.” (…continued) The last two meditations have been about the dignity of even the seemingly most insignificant people, and, the need for humility
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Twenty centuries after the life of Jesus Christ, we take for granted the worth and dignity of every person. This was built into the very fabric of our American society from the beginning. The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence declares that all people are created equal. But Jesus was born
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The 2007 movie The Ultimate Gift begins with the funeral of a wealthy Texas oilman. The scene then shifts to an attorney’s office where the man’s will is being read. It is clear this family does not get along, they do not care about each other, and they obviously did not love their
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