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The Rich Ruler's Sorrow Is Not Obedience
A modest note on the rich ruler, where sorrow before Christ is neither hypocrisy nor the same thing as following him.
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Gospels
A collected route through the journey.
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Family Is Not Biology Alone
A modest note on Jesus naming his family around obedience to God rather than blood alone.
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The Strong Man Is Not Self-Help
A modest note on Jesus binding the strong man, where deliverance begins with Christ's victory rather than spiritual technique.
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The Twelve Are Not a Strategy
A modest note on Jesus appointing the Twelve, where church order begins with his call rather than institutional self-importance.
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The Sabbath Is Not Our Property
A modest note on the grainfields, where Jesus treats the Sabbath as God's gift rather than human possession.
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The Bridegroom Is Not an Accessory
A modest note on fasting, where Jesus makes spiritual discipline answer to his presence rather than religious possession.
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Mercy Is Not Moral Indifference
A modest note on Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners, where mercy exposes sickness without despising the sick.
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Forgiveness Is Not an Invisible Add-On
A modest note on the paralysed man, where Jesus joins bodily mercy to divine authority to forgive sins.
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Follow Me Is Not Self-Design
A modest note on Jesus calling disciples, where vocation begins with Christ's summons rather than personal branding.
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The Wilderness Is Not Self-Display
A modest note on Jesus's temptation, where the beloved Son refuses to turn trust into performance.
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The Jordan Is Not Repentance Theatre
A modest note on Jesus's baptism, where the sinless Son enters the water to fulfil righteousness and reveal mercy.
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The Fourfold Gospel Is Not Four Christs
A modest Irenaeus-shaped note on the four Gospels as diverse witness to one Christ rather than competing portraits.
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The Storm Is Not A Test Of Nerves
A modest note on Mark 4, where Jesus stills the storm and reveals faith as trust in his lordship rather than better nerves.
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The Towel Is Not A Credential
A modest Gospel note on Christ's towel as a judgement on church claims that admire service more than they receive and practise it.
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The Green Grass Is Not Scenery
A modest note on Mark 6, Christ's shepherding compassion, and the crowd who are taught and fed rather than treated as scenery.