The Most Opportune Place to Be I read the parable and I know exactly why the high priests and the religious leaders want to sit with the high rollers at the front table at the banquet hall. That is because I have insider information. When a priest sits at the place of honor, they get Red...

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Getting Inside the City I always forget something at airport security. I forgot to empty my water bottle. “Step aside, step aside.” I emptied my pockets and forgot to take off my watch. “Step aside, step aside.” I forget to take my IPad out of the bag. “Is this your bag? Step aside, step aside.”...

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Why would God call someone a “fool?” A “fool” misses an opportunity. Let’s say I am an investor who spent a lifetime making meaningful, calculated risks and wise financial discussions that paid off over a long period of time.  I’d die a rich man with a lot of money in the bank.  After a few...

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Two priests were in a room in the back of the chancery in Poland, and they couldn’t decide where to assign one of their confreres. He had a weak voice, was sick all the time, and was not a good preacher.  None of the pastors wanted him as an associate. They decided to sent him...

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Top Excuses Not to Pray? We can come up with a lot of reasons not to pray. It takes too long, and we are too busy.  But this is not true in the parable of the man who asks his neighbor for bread. He goes there at midnight and asks, “Do you have some bread...

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Getting inside the city I always forget something at airport security. I forgot to empty my water bottle. “Step aside, step aside.” I emptied my pockets and forgot to take off my watch. “Step aside, step aside.” I forget to take my IPad out of the bag. “Is this your bag? Step aside, step aside.”...

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