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Rev. Dr. William H. Curtis

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Keep Your Torch Lit

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...

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The Gift That Faith Gives

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...

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A Burden for Others

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...

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Blessed by What He Sees

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...

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Fruit in the Off-Season

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...

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He Is King

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...

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Purposeful Repetition

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...

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He Sees You in the Storm

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...

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