The parable of the unforgiving servant: Matthew 18 and the debt we cannot repay
When Peter asked how many times he should forgive, Jesus told the story of a servant forgiven a huge debt who refused to forgive a small…
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“Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour”: the prison cry behind Fanny Crosby’s hymn
Fanny Crosby wrote "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour" in 1868 after hearing a prisoner cry out, "Good Lord, do not pass me by." Set to…
“Forget not all his benefits”: a devotional on Psalm 103
Psalm 103 begins with David speaking to his own soul: "Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name." This devotional walks…
The fish is the least surprising part of Jonah. The prophet was angry that God forgave his enemies
Most people remember Jonah for the great fish. The book itself ends with a question: the prophet sulks under a withered plant, angry that God spared…