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July 3, Ordinary 14C (2 Kings 5:1-14)
At last the protests fade away and we come to seven little splashes in the Jordan river.
July 3, Ordinary 14C (2 Kings 5:1-14)
At last the protests fade away and we come to seven little splashes in the Jordan river.
In 2 Kings 5, the VIP characters aren't the ones who make a difference.
In 2 Kings 5, the VIP characters aren't the ones who make a difference.
Naaman's servants' question cuts and burns.
By Debie Thomas
Naaman's servants' question cuts and burns.
By Debie Thomas
A voice of grace rings through the Naaman story—the voice of a child carried away as a spoil of war.
A voice of grace rings through the Naaman story—the voice of a child carried away as a spoil of war.
This week's Living by the Word column focuses on the story of the healing of Naaman the Aramean, one of the most dramatic healing stories in the Bible. But here I want to blog about a small detail of that story as it relates to the other lessons.
The general was insulted by the piddling, muddy Jordan. But he entered the water—and was healed! Then it was time to pay the bill.
The general was insulted by the piddling, muddy Jordan. But he entered the water—and was healed! Then it was time to pay the bill.
The lepers all received healing. What a happy shock that must've been! But only one, a Samaritan, returned and thanked Jesus.
by Paul Stroble