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The Beautiful Stones Are Not Security
A modest note on Luke 21, where the temple's beauty is not denied but refused as a shelter from Christ's searching word.
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Temple
A collected route through the journey.
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The Two Coins Are Not Sentiment
A modest note on the widow's two coins, where Christ sees both costly trust and the danger of a religious system that consumes the poor.
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The Holy Place Is Not A Cage
A modest note on Stephen's speech, the temple, and God's presence that consecrates places without being captured by them.
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The Foreigner's Prayer Is Not An Intrusion
A modest note on Solomon's temple prayer, the nations, and worship that asks God to be known beyond familiar borders.