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Jesus repeatedly surprised his followers with who was in and who was out, from tax collectors and prostitutes to Romans and Gentiles. Each time his followers are surprised, he seems to say, “What is that to you? The feast is cosmic in scope. Will you come join us?”
Love Wins Companion
Rob Bell
The Greco-Syrian monarch Antiochus IV Epiphanes ruled one of the three major segments of Alexander’s vast empire, which had once stretched from the plains of Macedonia to the mountains of India. But, by the early 160s BCE, in an attempt to integrate Israel fully into his realm and to eliminate any faith-based opposition to that program, he launched a religious persecution against Judaism itself.
The First Christmas
Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan
Scarcity thrives in a culture where everyone is hyperaware of lack. Everything from safety and love to money and resources feels restricted or lacking. We spend inordinate amounts of time calculating how much we have, want, and don’t have, and how much everyone else has, needs, and wants.
Daring Greatly
Brené Brown
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