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Rev. Dr. William H. Curtis
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Keep Your Torch Lit
The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was strangely unique. The winner of this race was not the runner who finished first. The person...
The Gift That Faith Gives
Twelve years is a long time to suffer from anything, let alone uncontrollable loss of blood. But the woman in Mark 5 endured those twelve years, draining her...
When Jesus Says, “Let Me Drive.”
The faith that makes us drive ourselves to Jesus has to become a faith that matures enough to let Jesus do the driving. Jesus responds to the faith we drive...
A Burden for Others
In Luke 7:1-10, we read of a Roman centurion who was respected by the Jews in his community, and who made a request of Jesus. One of his servants was deathly...
Blessed by What He Sees
The healing of Peter’s mother-in-law is recorded in three different Gospels. It’s interesting to read the subtle distinctions between the three accounts. In...
Fruit in the Off-Season
Jesus and the disciples have apparently left Mary and Martha’s house extremely early in the morning because after making some progress on their journey, Jesus...
He Is King
This passage focuses our attention on Jesus’s acknowledgement of His total self-awareness. And as much as we want Him to be so familiar to us, Jesus is not...
Purposeful Repetition
Despite what some may conclude, the account in Matthew 15, where Jesus feeds 4,000 is not the same as the story we read in the previous chapter, where Jesus...
He Sees You in the Storm
After speaking to the multitudes one evening, Jesus dismissed the crowds and instructed the disciples to sail to Bethsaida. Obeying, they embarked after a...
