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Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-9; Luke 8:4-15) 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many…

BEWARE: graphic description of death The La-Z-Boy Tomb: The Unfiltered Reality of End-Stage Alcoholism Warning: This post contains graphic descriptions of death and the physiological effects of severe alcoholism. We often romanticize the “tortured artist” drinking themselves to death, or we imagine a sudden, dramatic heart attack. But the reality of dying from alcoholism alone…

Redemption is one of the oldest and most powerful narratives in human history. We find it in our literature, our movies, and our religious texts. It is the story of the prodigal son, of Jean Valjean, of Anakin Skywalker. But beyond the dramatic arcs of fiction, redemption is a deeply personal, often messy, and profoundly…